[juck]

Could anybody please tell me when will Microsoft issue their Windows XP Service Pack 3?Just asking. Thanks.

[Cosmo]

Late 2007 http://www.microsoft....com/article2/0,2180,1911773,00.asp

[juck]

So, it seems that Windows XP SP3 would come out after the release of Windows Vista. That's a long time to wait. In the meantime, automatic update is the way to go.

[juck]

So any news about Windows XP SP3 yet? Vista is now out, so there must some word on SP3.

[jbking]

From http://www.techworld...180&pagtype=all :"The release date for Windows XP's next service pack has slipped to the first half of 2008."Regards,JB

[TheNameless]

What JB posted, is what I have heard as well.

[juck]

That news is a downer. I want to clean up my PC and reinstall Windows with SP3. Anyways, thank y'all for the info.

[phillypa800]

yep yep, late 2008. doesn't make any sense but oh well, better late than never...

[Cosmo]

Don't worry, they'll push it back to late 2009 in no time. :wink:

[jbking]

Or maybe it'll get scrapped as most of us just use Windows Update to stay up to date. Though this does bring up an interesting question: Will Vista have service packs or will it just use windows update to fix itself?Regards,JB

[infoKingFool]

They'll do what they always do. Put it off and put it off. All the while, telling us what features and patches will be included. Until, poof! It was cancelled and now the recommended fix is to just upgrade to the next operating system. This is the death of a lot of Service Pack 3 and higher rollouts.

[ace38]

Yeah, just use your automatic updates....an SP3 release would be nice, but PC World itself has an article on how to save your updates locally for faster reinstallation. Complaining about the death of higher rollouts because of Vista is akin to complaining that you cant find parts for your model T cause of the Mustang. It's business, it happens.

[infoKingFool]

Good point. But since computer years are shorter than dog years. Can't we find a way to actually go back to upgrading things, instead of filling the land fills with last years technological refuse. At least dogs are bio-degradable. I mean, I don't want to slow down software technology, I just want to make more efficient and respectful.