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Fully updated for XP SP3. nLite home page.

New article up.

The Freeware XP Machine

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers
(as of this writing this update fails to download i.e. dead link)

How to Secure Your Windows Computer and Protect Your Privacy
A good if pretty basic article. A good one to forward to your not-so-tech-savvy friends.

Download it from the T-Bird home page. Fixes 2 security issues.

Paul Thurrott has created (upgraded) is slipstream guides to include SP3.

Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3)

nlite claims to work with this version. For those interested they also have a method to integrate IE7, and WMP 11. I’m gonna try this in the next few days.

*Update 30APRIL08 - I’ve justed used nlite to install XP Pro, slipstreamed with SP3 and IE7. Everything went smoothly.

Microsoft has decided not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 to Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center as planned on April 29. The reason? A last-minute compatibility issue with a Microsoft application — Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS).

More at ZDnet
The download links direct from Microsoft that are floating around the net are valid. And yes, it is the exact same file that Major Geeks has had posted. If you ain’t running the above software then go for it. I’ve had it running on 4 machines for some time now without any issues.

MajorGeeks has posted this again, this time with a download link straight from Microsoft.
Continue reading “XP SP3 Final (again)”

- Firefox 3.0 support added.
- Fixed bug where figures were missing for KB/MB sizes.
- Fixed bug where some IE cookies were being missed.
- Improved scan time accuracy.
- Internal memory management improvements.
- Registry settings moved to HKCU\Software\Piriform\CCleaner.
- Fixed bug where CC could get locked in System Tray.
- Renamed MSN Messenger to Windows Live Messenger.
- Added MS Office Picture Manager to applications.
- Fixed uninstaller tool bug on 64-bit OS.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

Download CCleaner v2.07.575 (slim).

This will show you how to log on automatically in Windows Vista.
Continue reading “How-To, Automatically Log On In Windows Vista”

AVG Free 8.0 is now available. Get it from FreewareFiles.
Press Release

Nice write-up at ArsTechnica.

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