Microsoft Windows XP SP3 RC2 Download
Posted on March 10th, 2008 in Computers, Microsoft | 
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I’ve been getting requests from many of you asking where to download the Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2. Just remember that the SP3 RC2 is a Beta and I’ve read many threads in Technet & the Microsoft IT Advisory about the degradation of performance after installing SP3 RC2; you may want to want if you cannot afford to lose any data on your PC.
Some new features SP3 adds to Windows XP:
* Black Hole Router Detection
* Network Access Protection (NAP)
* Descriptive Security Options User Interface
* Enhanced security for Administrator and Service policy entries
* Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module
* Windows Product Activation (Now users can install Windows XP without entering a product key, much like Vista)
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How serious is the performance downgrade?
~~!!WARNING!!~~
For those of you about to install this on a laptop, you may experience BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) when rebooting for the first time after installation. Make sure you have a Windows XP setup disk, or another operating system installed before you attempt this.
The error will appear as following:
“Stop: c0000139 {Entry point not found}
The procedure entry point GdiGetBitmapSize could not be located in the dynamic link library GDI32.dll”
~~!!NOTE!!~~
There IS a fix for this.
Follow these steps to cure this common problem:
(if you have another Operating system that has access to your windows partition, skip step one)
1: boot Windows XP CD and select the repair option.
2: Copy gdi32.dll from C:\WINDOWS\servicepackfiles\i386\gdi32.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32\gdi.dll (backup the old one)
3: Reboot normally.
This worked for me, hope it works for you.
*recon415 out.
a very big thank you recon, i have upgraded about 50 systems to sp3, about 10 have fallen over with the gdi error, a recovery console followed by a windows repair, about 3 hours work, has been my fix, with your hint and bart pe with heirons installed, it has taken me 12 minutes to fix, a very BIG thanks from an AUSSIE. you need to flog this idea ALL over the Google help, all other ideas are miserable failures.