Microsoft Cautions Against Unofficial Windows XP Service Pack 3
"Anyone who installs this thinking they are getting SP3 (even as a preview)
is being grossly mislead and is posing a significant potentially non-
recoverable risk to their PC and data...."
http://www.enterprise-windows-it.com...story_id=39082
the news is not the latest, but of nov'05; but imp as i saw it, posting it since i my search for it threw up no findings here.
for those who may not be aware, the unofficial sp3 was/is being offered here
http://www.thehotfix.net/sp3.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4754.html