XP Pro SP3 - Mac OS X in Boot Camp?

[CogNative]

Recently installed XP Pro SP3. Parallels went south then died.

Unlicensed CMSF w/o a problem. Wiped the XP Pro Boot Camp partition.

Did a fresh XP Pro SP2 & "Booty Camp" 2.1 install.

Re-licensed CMSF w/o a problem.

Upgraded to XP Pro SP3.

I played some smallish scenarios last PM for @ 2 hours with CMSF Settings below w/o any 3D image freeze, audio BUZZ issues! When the audio / graphic corruption occurred they were less loud and appeared to resolve faster!

Is SP3 an important improvement / add on for the Mac folks in Boot Camp?

Thanks,

CogNative

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MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz

Mac OS X 10.5.4

BootCamp V2.1

CMSF V1.08

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Sound: ON

Display: Desktop=Single display mode driving an external: Apple 23" Cinema Display 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hertz

Vertical Synchronization: OFF

3D Model Quality: BALANCED

3D Texture Quality: BALANCED

Antialias / Multisample: ON

Higher Priority Process: OFF

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NVIDIA Control Panel Settings for CMSF

Stock: No Changes

[cabal23]

I can't imagine why you "need" it. Almost everyone is using SP2 and what I have learned from MS is upgrade after someone else has done it. There are always issues to address after a patch with many software titles.

[CogNative]

Thanks cabal23. Having little MS experience (all Macs) I wondered myself. I did notice overall, SP3 on the MBP feels faster and @ 2 hours with CMSF and AA 'ON' is much better than with SP2.

CogNative