Nvidia released a new set of ForceWare drivers on April 28, 2008.

At the moment, there is only Vista support in version 175.12. For more details read the release notes.

Remember to use a program like DriverSweeper to clean registry entries and other files after you uninstall video, audio or chipset drivers.

This way you make sure the new versions are being installed without problems.

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Important!: It appears that if you make the slipstreaming in a Vista machine, an unattended setup of XP will stop at the Key Input screen and it won’t accept any kind of key.

I just read in the TechNet forums. I will make some research and i will posts my findings.

Meanwhile, please slipstream SP3 in a computer with XP if you plan to do an unattended setup.

As i posted yesterday, you can download Windows XP SP3 from torrent sites (and now from Microsoft as well) without waiting for Microsoft to publish it in their download center or via automatic updates.

I already slipstreamed it to my Windows XP SP2 media. Here’s a simple guide if you want to do it on your own. This way, you can have your own SP3 media in no time.

You need the following:

• Windows XP SP2 media or disc image. We will use the files in the disc/image and update them with SP3.

• An application to extract ISO files in case you are using the spanish release of SP3 or you have your Windows XP SP2 as an image file. You can use 7-Zip which is free and a great file archiver.

• nLite to make a bootable cd image from the updated SP3 files.

Note: At the end of the guide you will fin a link to download it as a PDF file if you want to print it or take it with you.

1.- Copy/Extract the contents of your SP2 disc/image to something like D:\XPSP2

If you are using a cd/dvd, just select all the files and copy them to a location of your choice.
If you have a Windows XP SP2 disc image file, use 7-Zip or other program to extract all the files to a location of your choice.

2.- Copy/Extract the files from the downloaded SP3 release to something like D:\XPSP3

If you are using the english release of SP3 you need to copy the installer to this location.
If you are using the spanish release, you need to use 7-Zip to extract the files to this location. Open the image file you downloaded and extract its contents.

3.- Run the SP3 installer with a command-line switch to update the files

I use Launch, my own program, to run files with switches. If you don’t want to use Launch, use the Run box in the start menu, but make sure you have administrator privileges.

The command-line switches are:

WINDOWSXP-KB936929-SP3-X86-ESN.EXE /integrate:D:\XPSP2
WINDOWSXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.EXE /integrate:D:\XPSP2

After you run it, the installer begins to update the files in the folder you specified. Wait until it finishes and you should see a dialog that tells you that everything went fine.

4.- Use nLite to make a bootable disc image with the updated files

Open nLite and point it to the folder where the updated files are and click Next.

In the Task Selection window select Create: Bootable ISO and click Next.

In the next window write a label for the disc image or leave it as it is. Click the Make ISO button and choose where to save the disc image nLite will generate. Wait until it finishes and click Next.

Then exit the program.

5.- We are done now

You can now burn the image file to a cd/dvd and use it to install Windows XP SP3 just like you did with earlier versions.

Download the guide as a PDF file. English/Spanish available.

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As promised, here are the links to download Windows XP SP3. You need a BitTorrent client in order to download them. I recommend getting uTorrent or Deluge. They are free and easy to use.

Both links are for the final, RTM version of the SP3 intaller which you can use to slipstream it to your current disc of SP2 or to upgrade your current installation.

I just finished taking screenshots of the slipstreaming process and i will upload the guide later today.

Edit: Microsoft now has XP SP3 English release in windows update site. Here’s the link also.

Edit2: Microsoft now has XP SP3 available in several languages. It is believed that tomorrow they will be available in Microsoft download center. Meanwhile, here are the official links.

Spanish English French German Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Russian Czech Chinese (Hong Kong) Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional)

Windows XP SP3 English RTM Torrent Download
Windows XP SP3 Spanish RTM Torrent Download

I just got the spanish release of Windows XP SP3 and i will slipstream it to update my media. I will post instructions on how to do it, as well as some torrent links to get both english and spanish so you can make your own SP3 discs.

Also, a new release of Tomato is out so i will upgrade my router’s firmware with it.

Besides that, i’m working on a new application that manages Windows services and i will release it soon, maybe in a week or earlier if i finished some code i have left.

Meanwhile, here are some news:

• Microsoft could keep XP if customers want it: CEO
• Windows Vista SP1 released to Automatic Update

Version 2.5.1 of WordPress is now available.

It contains an important security fix and about 70 bug fixes, along with other performance improvements.

Here are some important changes:

• Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
• Better performance for those who have many categories
• Media Uploader fixes
• An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
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• Layout fixes for IE

It’s important that everyone running WordPress upgrade to this new version. I will do so during the day. Remember to backup everything first, and if you have the chance, test it locally .

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GeekStuff4U has published a SSD enclosure that alows you to install CompactFlash cards and use it as a SATA drive.

The enclosure itself is not cheap, but it totally beats the price of the new SSD drives that are in the market today.

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Foxit Reader is a free PDF viewer that supports many features that only the paid version of acrobat has, such as commenting, marking object and more.

It loads faster than Adobe Reader but the real downside is that it doesn’t display complicated PDF files well sometimes. But given that it is free and fast, if you view PDF files only from time to time, give it a try.

The new 2.3 version has more features than before. Read about them here.

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