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Old 24-04-2008, 02:11 AM   #1
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I have heard its ready to download at

www.majorgeeks.com

but i dont even know what SP 3 has to offer
does it offer security patches, more or less?
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Old 24-04-2008, 02:24 AM   #2
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Microsoft's release date for Windows XP Service Pack 3 is set for the 29th April 2008.. Search Microsoft for Windows XP service Pack 3 for details.....
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Old 24-04-2008, 07:23 AM   #3
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I'd stick to the official release.

A Microsoft Beta is akin to Russian Roulette
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I think that it is just a single pack of updates that covers the period from the last service pack rather than all the seperate modules . It helps when re-installing an os .

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Old 24-04-2008, 12:59 PM   #5
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Been waiting for this but will wait for the official Microsoft release though on April 29th..


Thanks for the heads-up folks..
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Old 24-04-2008, 04:33 PM   #6
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been running the beta of this for a while now, had no problems with or noticed any difference in performance etc
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