Windows 2000 SP3 beta testing has begun!

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started yesterday (11/5). first build is 3.051.

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Dear Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Beta Tester,

Welcome to the beta of Service Pack 3!

You should receive your beta kit within the next 5-7 business days. We encourage you to review the Readme (readmesp.htm) located on the SP3 Standalone CD and or the Readme (spnotes.htm) located on the SP3 Integrated media depending on the media you requested to test. Both provide useful information about SP3, installation and the issues that it addresses.

For this beta program, BetaPlace and Newsgroup services will be available to you. BetaPlace is Microsoft?s technical beta web community where you can:

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If you need assistance, please send email to This e-mail alias is for administrative issues only and is unable to answer technical support questions.

Thank you for participating in this beta program. We look forward to your valuable feedback.

Microsoft Windows NT Sustained Engineering Team

there ya have it:D:D