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Posted on 04-17-08 04:34:26 PM Link | Quote
Says 4sysops...

Build 5511 was released on the 4th and it seemed to suggest a release soon. RC2 Refresh for SP3 is already out on Microsoft's site.

So SP3 might not be too far off. Lot better than SP1 ever will be, it seems.

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Posted on 04-17-08 04:44:59 PM (last edited by Xkeeper at 04-17-08 01:50 PM) Link | Quote
I wish the article talked more about SP3 and not the release date. Who cares?

The article it linked to just has the meat and none of the bullshit, if you'd rather have that.

From MS, there doesn't seem to be anything of "incredible value" outlined immediately in the description. Not bad, I guess, but after all the crap SP2 got...

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Posted on 04-17-08 05:34:02 PM Link | Quote
Too bad it won't be available to us normal folk until April 29.

I haven't bothered installing any of the RCs myself, but I've heard only good things about it from those who have.

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Posted on 04-18-08 04:20:08 AM Link | Quote
Hmm. Mine came with build 3244 slipstreamed, it seems.

I don't suppose I can install the final SP3 over a release candidate SP3, can I? Or does it even matter?

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Posted on 04-18-08 11:54:29 AM (last edited by Shion at 04-18-08 08:54 AM) Link | Quote
I think you can, actually, since I think it's possible to overwrite current beta builds with the RC2 refresh.

Should be no different with the final product...worst case scenario is you'll uninstall the beta SP3 build, roll back to SP2 and go up to SP3 Final.

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Posted on 04-19-08 02:27:59 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Shion
...worst case scenario is you'll uninstall the beta SP3 build, roll back to SP2 and go up to SP3 Final.
Uh, problem is, I never had SP2 in the first place. See "slipstreamed."

Ah well, I'll just have to give it a shot and see what happens...

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Posted on 04-19-08 11:07:38 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Neko54123
Originally posted by Shion
...worst case scenario is you'll uninstall the beta SP3 build, roll back to SP2 and go up to SP3 Final.
Uh, problem is, I never had SP2 in the first place. See "slipstreamed."

Ah well, I'll just have to give it a shot and see what happens...


Oh.

Well, it's a Microsoft product; it'll break for sure.

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Posted on 04-21-08 12:33:35 PM Link | Quote

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Doesn't sound very exciting; that said, it'll probably be useful, if only to evade horrible security holes.

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Posted on 04-21-08 03:02:47 PM Link | Quote
This is the supposed schedule:

1. April 14, 2008: Support is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
2. April 21, 2008: Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and MSDN and TechNet subscribers
3. April 29, 2008: Manual Update (Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center)
4. June 10, 2008: Automatic Update (Windows Update)


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Posted on 04-24-08 09:36:25 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Shion
This is the supposed schedule:

1. April 14, 2008: Support is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
2. April 21, 2008: Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and MSDN and TechNet subscribers
3. April 29, 2008: Manual Update (Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center)
4. June 10, 2008: Automatic Update (Windows Update)


Which is basically the same thing I posted:
April 14, 2008: Support is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
April 21, 2008: Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and MSDN and TechNet subscribers
April 29, 2008: Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center
June 10, 2008: Automatic Updates

... I didn't even realize we were almost to the date of release, heh. Too bad it seems so useless...

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Posted on 04-25-08 04:31:28 PM Link | Quote
RTM of the 21st copy has been linked.

Only direct link I have to build 5512 is here. There should be a version for the public completely out by the 29th but if you want to jump the gun...

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Posted on 04-26-08 04:40:24 AM Link | Quote
For those interested, I DID upgrade to SP3 today.

Not an EXTENSIVE amount of help but there were a bunch of upgrades put in as well as some noticeable speed boost in loading pretty much everything.

The only negative I've had so far is having to uninstall and reinstall Winamp. It hung on loading. It was the only way to fix it that I found, so...thus far...that's the only downside that I've seen thus far.

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Posted on 04-26-08 10:28:32 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Shion
Not an EXTENSIVE amount of help but there were a bunch of upgrades put in as well as some noticeable speed boost in loading pretty much everything.
A speed boost huh? Thank god, it takes forever for my computer to do anything...

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Posted on 04-27-08 09:49:27 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by NightKev
Originally posted by Shion
Not an EXTENSIVE amount of help but there were a bunch of upgrades put in as well as some noticeable speed boost in loading pretty much everything.
A speed boost huh? Thank god, it takes forever for my computer to do anything...


Keep in mind, this comp didn't have updates past the original SP2.

If you had already done Windows Update fully prior to this update, you pretty much will feel little difference.

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Posted on 04-27-08 07:44:55 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Shion
If you had already done Windows Update fully prior to this update, you pretty much will feel little difference.
Oh, well any difference is welcome.

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Posted on 04-30-08 01:07:46 PM Link | Quote
No XP for you!

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Posted on 05-07-08 01:31:00 PM Link | Quote
It is now out.

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 on-site.

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Posted on 05-12-08 07:08:35 PM Link | Quote
Hrm.

I tried installing it at least twice, after uninstalling Vista Transformation Pack... But both times, I got this error:


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Upgraded to x64 before this thing came out, so... meh! Meh I say!

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Posted on 05-14-08 12:05:30 AM Link | Quote
Going to wait for this thing to go through thefun-windows-update. I do not look forward to downloading this on dial-up.

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