[Which Windows os do u love?]

I like Windows XP.. Need normal configuration.. User friendly.. faster than any versions of windows..ofcourse.. :thumbup

[Huh? SP3 requires SP1a or SP2 first?]

I thought all service packs included all the previous service packs until I read this...

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is a free update for Windows XP. SP3 includes all previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates, hotfixes, and select out-of-band releases. To install SP3, either Windows XP Service Pack 1a (SP1a) or Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) must already be installed.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...p3/default.mspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

Any thoughts?

Actually there's Windows XP SP3 bootable CD! You can directly install a fresh copy of Sp3!!