SP3 for XP

atholon · #1 03-24-2008, 10:38 PM

Was released last week I believe

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

IcIshoot · #2 03-24-2008, 11:15 PM

that is the release canadite - not the final version... I'll hold out for the final version.

Hellfighter · #3 03-25-2008, 01:33 AM

they be release beta testing version till they get the final version all done with and there no more work need to done to it.

Quote:

Microsoft is allowing Windows XP Service Pack 2 machines to be offered Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 via Windows Update. You may also download standalone update packages for Windows XP SP3 RC2, in English, German, and/or Japanese. Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be offered on Windows Update when Service Pack 3 releases in the first half of 2008.

but they are getting closer to the final version when it no longer says Candidate to it.

Candidate means runners up there maybe still more changes to it or add-in's to the SP3 so there maybe another

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 3

Chrispy · #4 03-25-2008, 02:59 AM

Release candidate is kinda like the full version. It's basically like one of the last stages of product development. If people are pleased with the RC, then it's released as the full, I believe. If they find more bugs and all in the RC, then there'll probably be updates.

SP3 IMO doesn't sound like much for XP. Just my 2 cents...

Chris

atholon · #5 03-25-2008, 06:02 AM

Doesn`t do much, from what I have seen

Scott · #6 03-25-2008, 07:02 AM

Service packs are not meant to add new features to windows... SP2 was not a usual service pack. They are mostly meant to help streamline the deployment of an OS over multiple computers. It's faster for a company to rollout a sp3 image then to rollout a sp2 image with 100+ updates. Imagine having a baseline install of XP without any service packs. Over the years there have been hundreds of updates.. Could you imagine applying all those updates one by one to hundreds of pc's in a corporation?

Steve · #7 03-25-2008, 10:07 AM

not much!? SP3 is Vista Killer

atholon · #8 03-25-2008, 04:21 PM

Hehe as far as I have seen the computer peforms no differently

Steve · #9 03-25-2008, 04:34 PM

it's got a lot less holes in it

atholon · #10 03-25-2008, 04:37 PM

or a lot more...if the patch is more like vista

LiMi'HacK · #11 04-18-2008, 08:25 AM

More vista. and xp.

jbpostal · #12 05-10-2008, 01:45 AM

This is the final version Beta version was released earlier. I an using it and u don't believe it's mind blowing!!!

atholon · #13 05-10-2008, 06:05 AM

Nope, seems to run the same.

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