Windows XP SP3 on Mac ? Help.

Hi,
First of all, I would like apologize if this topic is in the wrong section.
I recently got an iMac with Leopard installed and I'm thinking of installing Windows XP on it using Boot Camp. I'm wondering "Is it possible to update the Windows OS (using Microsoft Windows Update) once it's installed on a Mac." Updates like: Security Updates, Bug Fixes, etc. Most of all, I would like to know if it's possible to download and install SP3 for XP after I put Windows on my Mac. I heard that SP3 RC is great, so I don't want to be stuck with SP2 when SP3 releases officially.
Thanks.

My recommendation is to install XP SP2 as you planned and then update to SP3 RC if you want. It will work fine however just to advise you that there are not significant changes (To the end user) in SP3. It increases performance of XP by approximately 10% and most of the update concentrates on security related fixes. If you can wait for the final release of SP3 then you will have not missed out on anything significant.
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