Windows XP SP3

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Carey Frisch [MVP]

Yes, it will be available in 2007 (next year), not "this year".

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| Windows XP SP3 will be out 2H this year according to this Road Map:
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| http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx
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| It says:
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| "SP3 for Windows XP Professional is currently planned for 2H 2007. This
| date is preliminary."
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| "SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 2H 2007. This
| date is preliminary."
|
| Looking forward to getting this!!
 
A

Alias

Peter said:
Not me, until the bugs are all ironed out and maybe the price drops a bit.
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I have a feeling that Vista will be the new Millennium. I'll wait for
Vienna.

Alias
 
G

Gordon

Jeff said:
Why? Do you have particular problems that you think SP3 will solve,
or do you just enjoy 100+ Mb downloads?
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I was wondering that - I seem to remember the same after SP1 had been
released - people were actually asking when SP2 was going to come out! very
strange!
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Kate said:
Windows XP SP3 will be out 2H this year according to this Road Map:
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Please note two things:

1. 2007 is *next* year, not "this year."

2. It *doesn't* say "will be." It's a long way from "currently planned" and
"This date is preliminary" to "will be." It's reasonably likely to be what
they expect, but their language makes it clear that they are not yet making
any promises. I wouldn't want to bet the farm on "will be."
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Kate said:
Windows XP SP3 will be out 2H this year according to this Road Map:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx


Looking forward to getting this!!
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Why? Are you experiencing problems that you think will be addressed by
another service pack?


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Gordon said:
I was wondering that - I seem to remember the same after SP1 had been
released - people were actually asking when SP2 was going to come out! very
strange!
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Not so strange, really, when you stop to think about it. A great many
people simply and irrationally lust after the "newest and shiniest,"
regardless of whether or not they actually have any need for it. These
people are the unthinking products of an unbridled consumer society,
continuously "programmed" to believe that this year's model/style car
(or toaster, hot tub, blue jeans) is far superior to last year's
model/style, and that only losers won't be buying it.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
A

Alias

Bruce said:
Why? Are you experiencing problems that you think will be addressed
by another service pack?
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Who knows, maybe they'll include a firewall that blocks both ways.

Alias
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Alias said:
Who knows, maybe they'll include a firewall that blocks both ways.

Alias
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Perhaps. But I'm of the mind that there are just some things that
shouldn't be "bundled" into an OS.


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
M

ms

Bruce Chambers said:
Not so strange, really, when you stop to think about it. A great many
people simply and irrationally lust after the "newest and shiniest,"
regardless of whether or not they actually have any need for it. These
people are the unthinking products of an unbridled consumer society,
continuously "programmed" to believe that this year's model/style car (or
toaster, hot tub, blue jeans) is far superior to last year's model/style,
and that only losers won't be buying it.
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I think people are hoping this patch will fix annoying problems they may
experience, or simply amalgamate the list of hotfixes, maybe new tweaks that
may make XP easier to use.


Unless I am mistaken a new service pack won't cost extra, so comparing it to
a new toaster isn't really valid is it?

I'm not in any particular hurry though :)
 
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ANONYMOUS

I think people are hoping this patch will fix annoying problems they may
experience, or simply amalgamate the list of hotfixes, maybe new tweaks that
may make XP easier to use.

Unless I am mistaken a new service pack won't cost extra, so comparing it to
a new toaster isn't really valid is it?

I'm not in any particular hurry though :)
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Yep, I want SP3 so that all hotfixes are consolidated in one pack that
can be installed by clicking on that one big file.

Also, integration with OS becomes easier when you have MS' own SP3 which
can be slipdtreamed with OS for future installation.

MS has already started preparation for VISTA and issued the following
documents:

Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E8-9983-4AB0-9685-F1BFEC1E7D62&displaylang=en

http://tinyurl.com/juog7
 

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