Can some one tell me when micorsoft is going to release xp sp3. I went to the microsoft download site and found that there is an overview but not much iformation on a release date. Does anybody have any inside scoop.

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Why would anyone here no information regarding Microsoft products that even Microsoft 
doesn't seem to know?
What is known is: 
1) that it was released a couple of weeks ago and almost immediately pulled because 
of major problems (what a surprise).
2) read the info on the page and you'll learn there is no compelling reason to install 
it.
3) one has to be out of his/her mind to install it before its 6 months old. Let others 
be the guinea pigs for you.







On Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 8:06 pm, JimmyK wrote:

>Can some one tell me when micorsoft is going to release xp sp3. I went to the microsoft 

>download site and found that there is an overview but not much iformation on a release 

>date. Does anybody have any inside scoop. 

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Windows XP SP3 integrated available for TechNet Plus subscribers Saturday, 03 May 2008 ImageThe full Windows XP install with SP3 integrated (also referred to as the Slipstream build) is now available for TechNet Plus subscribers to download. The following languages are currently available: Chinese-Simplified, English, French, ...
-->> http://www.thehotfix.net/

No, Thanks.

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Is there any value to getting XP SP3? All I could see on the MS site was that it was for "improving" MS Office.

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Good question, and MS have answered it themselves.

SP3 contains all the fixes issued in SP1 and SP2, plus those issued since, and applies 
a few additional changes which MS say most users won't even notice.

So if your PC is up-to-date I doubt you will see any value.





On the flip-side, as I'm sure you know all major MS releases are "buggy", if only 
because they have to work in diverse cirsumstances on zillions of different PCs - 
in fact the SP3 release has now been delayed as it conflicts with one of MS's own 
packages !

So, unless you have a problem you know that SP3 will address (and I bet you don't), 
leave it for 6 months in which time hopefully those who insist on installing it "because 
its there" will provide the feedback MS will need to make it stable and problem-free.

Or just don't bother.

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Are you sure you have Windows SP3 and not Office SP3. Your description makes it sound like you are installing office SP3.


On Monday, May 5, 2008 at 7:50 am, Jack Shaw wrote:
>Is there any value to getting XP SP3? All I could see on the MS site was that it
>was for "improving" MS Office.

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Service Pack 3

Service Pack 3 is a pain, it recently came up as an automatic update so (like an idiot...) I downloaded and installed it and lo and behold my pc would'nt even boot so i then had to re-install my OS (last resort all other options failed) then i read that i had to download an update from HP as i have got an AMD processer so to everyone-DON'T BOTHER until Microsoft have sorted it all out, 1000's of hotfixes like XP.


On Monday, May 5, 2008 at 7:58 am, MartinM wrote:
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>Good question, and MS have answered it themselves.
>
>SP3 contains all the fixes issued in SP1 and SP2, plus those issued since, and applies
>a few additional changes which MS say most users won't even notice.
>
>So if your PC is up-to-date I doubt you will see any value.
>

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