Is WIndows XP SP3 stable now?

[jepinto]

I wouldn't recommend it. After an update, there were numerous messages suggesting I chkdsk, did so, then a restart then a BSOD with a message about a missing .dll that goes too quickly to read.

Narrowing it down to a .net install, so maybe I shoulda read this
Steps to take before you install

Hal says he can't do that; Error messages and workarounds.

And of course the install disk has gone missing ()