hi all, First of all, sorry for the cross post. Microsoft released windows XP sp3 (RTM) today. here is the direct download link to it: http://tinyurl.com/3e7wvp the link is a tiny URl link which basically means making a long link in to a shorter link. but it redirects you to the right site anyway. don't forget to press alt plus n to activate the information bar and hit space. then press enter on the download file option. orhan.