Here's the link for downloading XP SP3 from the MS web site.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24 .
If you're having trouble with IE, you can use Firefox which you can download from http://www.mozilla.org or Chrome which you can download from http://www.google/chrome . Of course Windows Update only works with IE.
Good luck.
After loading xp with service pack 2 and upgrading to IE7, was unable to get windows update to work. Learned I had to install xp 3 but can't get it past IE security. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Ron

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