Best Practice: Update OWB 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.3 ?

Hey OWB-Guys,
I've searched the forum and metalink, but I could not find what I'm looking for. I want to update my OWB from version 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.3 (I'm working on WinXP Pro Sp2, so I can't use 10.2.0.4, right?).
Our system architecture will change soon, so I have to start the Control Center Service locally on my client computer in the future. I think there will be no OWB installed on DB server, if I understood our DBA correctly.
What will I have to do, to update OWB? Install patchset from Metalink on my client computer? What about the repository owner and repository user in the database?
Do you have a document / link with a guideline through the things to do?
Thanks in advance and have a nice weekend!
Steffen

Hey, nobody who upgraded from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.3 ??? Please help me with some general hints or links describing that issue...
Thank you!
Steffen

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