Windows XP SP3

[utomo]

Windows XP SP2 already long enough (since August last year)

and many hotfix and other patches launched til today.

so, I hope Microsoft working on Windows XP SP3.

Which contain:

- All Fix as usual.

- Better compatibility with older software, so reducing complain from IT people like now.

- Internet Explorer 7.

- Better technology for stopping the pirated version, Trojan, ETC.

- and other improvements.

what do you think ? Thanks

[hannibal.net]

it took a long time for SP2 to be released to final, so I would say yes they have already started but dont expect anything in the near future. I would predict maybe Xmas 2005/Jan 2006

[John Veteran]

Moved to Windows Beta

Development started on SP3 the day SP2 went final... I'm sure there are currently beta builds of it, but there's no public testers to my knowledge.

[Bhav]

nope no public testers yet. hopefully they'll take their time and release it at the end of next year at the earliest. i had so many problems with SP2, which i don't want to go through again, and I'm sure businesses would be p***ed off if there was another major update with 2 years.

[AminoSC]

Just give me some IE7!!! Bring it on!

[XiXora]

XPSP3 definately in developement

been emailing someone at ms and they mentioned the new fonts working in XPSP3 so they maybe included :)

[rvbfan]

So long as they take their time and get it right.

Never a good idea to rush software out the door. :argh:

[Mikeparkie]

to be fair the real hardcore windows fans will be using Longhorn by the time SP3 sees the light of day

[Ryan V]

I highly doubt Internet Explorer 7 will be included in Service Pack 3 because they would run into too much trouble with the goverment over the issue of including IE7 in it.

Plus, don't hope for a Service Pack like Service Pack 2 which contained new features among other stuff. Service Pack 3 afaik will be a normal Service Pack with bugfixes and minor improvements to Windows.

[User6060]

Plus, don't hope for a Service Pack like Service Pack 2 which contained new features among other stuff. Service Pack 3 afaik will be a normal Service Pack with bugfixes and minor improvements to Windows.

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thats what they said about service pack 2 :happy:

[Ryan V]

thats what they said about service pack 2  :happy:

585777330[/snapback]

That true :p Well originally that was Microsoft's plan but according to what I've read after being hit with a summer worms & attacks against Windows they changed there focus in regards with what they want done for SP2

Originally, Service Pack 2 was to have been the simple, standard collection of post-RTM bug fixes that users now expect. But a spate of nasty electronic attacks against Windows computers last summer caused the company to step back and reassess what it could do with this release.

We looked at some of the security technologies we were developing that provide protection above the patch level, like the firewall, security technologies that shield the lower pieces below it. We realized we could make a big impact with a few features without churning through the code again. So we decided to put these security technologies in place [with SP2]

Source: http://winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_sp2_preview2.asp

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

I know for a fact that IE7 won't be released for XP until Longhorn is released.

With SP3, it'll prolly come out when Longhorn comes out.

If anything before then, it will be a roll-up.

That is my assumptions. ;)

[JVAGO]

Yay! More glitches! I just LOVE glitches and errors :hmmm: I mean ADORE them!

[Sonic2k]

I just hope they put in WMP10 into XP SP3

[User6060]

Yay! More glitches! I just LOVE glitches and errors  :hmmm: I mean ADORE them!

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:rolleyes:

unbelieveable

[Ficman]

I don't look for this anytime soon... :no:

[at0mican]

I know for a fact that IE7 won't be released for XP until Longhorn is released.

With SP3, it'll prolly come out when Longhorn comes out.

If anything before then, it will be a roll-up.

That is my assumptions. ;)

585777375[/snapback]

LOL Where do you get your facts from? I'm guessing their not based on knowledge. :unsure:

I doubt Microsoft will make customers wait till late 2006 for IE7 for Windows XP. Same for XP SP3.

Edited April 15, 2005 by at0mican

[ckozlowski]

I guess everyone forgot. IE7 is now on an accellerated schedule, and beta starts this summer, with release (hopefully) soon afterwards...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/15/gates_rsa_2005/

[corrosive23]

Well alot of the newest updates are flagged as SP3

[NienorGT]

SP3 will be a normal SP...

No new stuff inside...

[at0mican]

SP3 will be a normal SP...

No new stuff inside...

585777651[/snapback]

You can't know that.

#1 If you're a Microsoft employee, you're covered by NDA, so can't say anything.

#2 If you're not #1, you can't know.

[PF Prophet]

people want more ie.....no thanks. Opera8 works fine for me and no spyware/addware getting in via sh@tty acctiveX

as to sp3 blah i stoped using xp after sp1 didnt fix the problems i had. I tech support systems most of the time when somebodys got a probem now its sp2 driver/hardware issue. Some are so bad the system restarts. THANKS MS.

"waits for x64 drivers so he can move from 2003 to x64"

[Help]

Well alot of the newest updates are flagged as SP3

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hmm.. so if I applied these updates, wouldn't my version tag change to pre_sp3 ??

[at0mican]

people want more ie.....no thanks. Opera8 works fine for me and no spyware/addware getting in via sh@tty acctiveX

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Some of us rather not pay for a browser that renders 10% of web pages incorrectly, I have that with Firefox but at least it's free and has other features that make up for it's shortcomings.

[parithon]

I know for a fact that IE7 won't be released for XP until Longhorn is released.

With SP3, it'll prolly come out when Longhorn comes out.

If anything before then, it will be a roll-up.

That is my assumptions. ;)

585777375[/snapback]

You need to check yourself before posting false facts. Bill Gates gave a keynote on February 15, 2005 at the RSA Conference.

What we've decided to do is a new version of Internet Explorer, this is IE 7... We will be able to put this into beta by early in the summer [of 2005]... Of course, as well, we'll include these capabilities in the next release of Windows scheduled for 2006 [longhorn]

This just shows you that its going to be available BEFORE longhorn.

NOTE: IE7 will only be available to users running XP SP2.