Windows XP SP3 RTM Is Here – Well, not quite
Windows XP Service Pack 3 is here, according to Microsoft. The wait for the third and final service pack for Windows XP is now over, reveal resources made available by the Redmond company. And the fact of the matter is that not only is Windows XP SP3 here, but it has been here for quite some time. For no less than a couple of days. While there is absolutely no official word on the matter from Microsoft, the company’s official Support Lifecycle website offering information on its various products has managed to leak the small bit of info pointing to the delivery deadline of XP SP3. Nothing more and nothing less than the general availability date.
Even though there is no official sign from Microsoft related to the deadline when the service pack is planned to be released to manufacturing, this Microsoft Support Lifecycle web page claims that the RTM of XP SP3 has already occurred (courtesy of Neowin). Additionally, the General Availability Date of XP SP3 RTM is March 31, 2008. Now, the truth is that XP SP3 is not available. But not available yet! This does not mean that the Redmond company has not indeed RTM’d the service pack and that it was preparing to make it available as of March 31.
On April 1, 2008, Microsoft has re-released the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview. The last time the Redmond company published a fresh copy of the overview documentation for the service pack it also delivered XP SP3 RC2 Refresh build 5508. Now, from the signals that I’m getting the wait for the gold bits of XP SP3 is getting shorter and shorter…
[Via Softpedia]
Comments(43)
What is the point of the secrecy? Surely it would benefit microsoft customers to know when upgrade is available. Why screw people around so much?
the only reason im gonna give up from vista is this … make it come up faster :>
The time hasn’t changed, it’s still the second half of April.
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=521
Does anyone know the release date for the 64bit version?
i use the latest build:5.1.2600.5508
works like a charm.
In short, SP3 isnt out yet… was this seriously worth posting?
bring back the P0r_N
Judging my prev. experiences with M$ products, I’ll wait 2-3 months more after this is publicly available – at least for 3 Patch tuesdays.
LOL, that piece of ”prose” made my head hurt
There is no difference between RC2 and final release
Windows XP Service Pack 3. v.3311 – works great
hi guys , i hope we will get xp sp3 first on rlslog whenever they release final official xp sp3
:d and i m desperately waiting for it …..
I hope release log gets shut down by the MPAA.
@12
i hope you get shut down by a bus
SP3 is already available for download from micrsoft technet,
you dont need a subscription or anything.
“http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=114f3599-12af-42b2-aab1-b969a62c68a7&DisplayLang=en”
An updated SP2 is fine why should I upgrade, There is nothing in the overview that is worth installing.
This service pack really won’t have anything useful… not sure what all the hubbub is about.
Grrrr. Rlslog has really been pissing a lot of people off lately. BS posts like this. Pr0n. April Fools crap.
Is it build 5508?
@14
That link you pasted is “XP SP3 RC2 Refresh”
Not actual FINAL SP3… Shame.
So will restore point work before installing sp3 and then if it messes up will restore point still work?
I mean system restore?
@12 GO GET SOME !
another SP pack-im still trying to install my vista SP1,even got a guy (Steven) from microsoft helping me out
It’s so funny because as I see Microsoft do only one thing.. Rename RC2 to Final version. That’s it.
So what does SP3 actually do?
RTM = Read The Manual?!
“the truth is that XP SP3 is not available. But not available yet!” wtf?!
What’s with this? copy-paste from the other site? (well, you left out one paragraph). You could have done something better with this “news”, could have talked some about the fact that it’s not out yet, talked about the article, put in some of your own words and thoughts on the subject, found some more info on the case. Just copy and paste isn’t enough, just makes the tech-news section look terrible.
The March 31st date you saw for Windows XP SP3 RTM on Microsoft.com is incorrect. This information was published due to a site publisher error, and Microsoft is currently working to update the site. The final version of Windows XP SP3 is still on target to be released the first half of calendar year 2008.
SP3 RC2 Refresh is still the latest version available on the net.
Read here:
http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17587
#6
QFT.
@12
U R A Douchebag!!! and your MPAA SUKSAZZ
@16 – Joe : Just let the noobs think that will make their computer fly, and migrate from vista back to pre-historic XP. As long as they dont post, its ok.
i already have sp3, and its the same things as sp2. dont even bother.
I just grabbed the XP corporate with SP3 you posted a few months back.
Works fine, There is also an updated WGA crack available to.
Not sure what build it is.
I think there was 1 security update to get, Compared to SP2’s 80 or so updates.
Install it all the time now.
@ MorbidGod
pre-historic XP? Oh I get it, you’re one of those people who got suckered into buying Vista so early hahaha. Guess you can call yourself a MicroSoft beta tester now. I’d take the stable XP against the bloated unstable Vista anyday.
Vista is just there so that users can test it for Microsoft which in turn would help MS improve Windows 7 (successor to Vista) in 2010. Hehehe
Microsoft hype..trying to make people who KNOW Vista is just another unwarranted corporate push to sell what they should have made open source years ago feel like Microsoft cares..which they don’t..the next phase in gaming should be REAL virtual reality games at REAL people’s budgets..not some overly hyped games such as Crysis on DX10 that make the rich kids run to Daddy to buy them a newer video card..really. come on, MS assumes a lot here! Other than that .. can anyone actually justify the need for Vista other than to pad the CEO’s pocket?
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Guys , i wonder which version of microsoft better is, Vista or XP?
I have XP and i’m using it more than 3year.
I wanna make a new thing to my pc. Vista or Mac OSX or stay with XP.
somebody can give some advise?
second tuesday in a month is ms-patchday. means in 4 days.
@ 38 vista is much better than xp, initially it looks nice and youll get pissed at UAC after a few hours/days of use youll find it easier than xp, and alot nicer.
its a far better experiance than xp, but make sure you get sp1, it speeds things up a bit.
thought id add, vista is the first microsoft operating system i have actually bought in my life, 95 onwards have all been pirate. and to be fair its worth the £100 for OEM ultimate.
Guys does SP3 32bit version support’s more than 3GB of RAM ?!
xp, and vista x86 support up to 4 gig, while they will only show 3 gig they will in fact use up to 4 gig, when required, eg in games etc.
if you have only 3gig and your pc refuses to show that you have 3 gig, only 2, you need to put a /3gig switch in the win.ini, google it, youll find something.
Win98
Windows 1.0 is the best one