XP Service pack 3

Is XP Service Pack 3 a recommeneded upgrade nowadays. My system says I'm up
to date without SP3!

Thanks

Ken
Fri Mar 07 07:21:06 PST 2008

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:12:35 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
<alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> Is XP Service Pack 3 a recommeneded upgrade nowadays. My system says I'm up
> to date without SP3!


Your system is correct. SP3 does not exist yet (except in a test
version). Be patient; it is expected out very soon.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Joe
Fri Mar 07 07:57:03 PST 2008

ok, many thanks!


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:12:35 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
> <alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>> Is XP Service Pack 3 a recommeneded upgrade nowadays. My system says I'm
>> up
>> to date without SP3!
>
>
> Your system is correct. SP3 does not exist yet (except in a test
> version). Be patient; it is expected out very soon.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Ken
Fri Mar 07 11:03:03 PST 2008

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:57:05 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
<alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> ok, many thanks!


You're welcome. Glad to help.



> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:29n2t39fq7773lqkkm0vnr025b5qa51dha@4ax.com...
> > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:12:35 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
> > <alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Is XP Service Pack 3 a recommeneded upgrade nowadays. My system says I'm
> >> up
> >> to date without SP3!
> >
> >
> > Your system is correct. SP3 does not exist yet (except in a test
> > version). Be patient; it is expected out very soon.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

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Please Reply to the Newsgroup

John
Fri Mar 07 14:32:33 PST 2008


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:sa43t3tgj4nm82dhl6dfvjrcaaeprli7kg@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:57:05 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
> <alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>> ok, many thanks!
>
>
> You're welcome. Glad to help.
>
>
>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>> news:29n2t39fq7773lqkkm0vnr025b5qa51dha@4ax.com...
>> > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:12:35 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
>> > <alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is XP Service Pack 3 a recommeneded upgrade nowadays. My system says
>> >> I'm
>> >> up
>> >> to date without SP3!
>> >
>> >
>> > Your system is correct. SP3 does not exist yet (except in a test
>> > version). Be patient; it is expected out very soon.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Any views on what SP3 will offer?

TaurArian
Fri Mar 07 20:13:35 PST 2008

|
| "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
| news:sa43t3tgj4nm82dhl6dfvjrcaaeprli7kg@4ax.com...
| > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:57:05 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
| > <alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:
| >
| >> ok, many thanks!
| >
| >
| > You're welcome. Glad to help.
| >
| >
| >
| >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
| >> news:29n2t39fq7773lqkkm0vnr025b5qa51dha@4ax.com...
| >> > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:12:35 -0000, "Joe Bloggs"
| >> > <alcoNOSPAM@bigfoot.com> wrote:
| >> >
| >> >> Is XP Service Pack 3 a recommeneded upgrade nowadays. My system says
| >> >> I'm
| >> >> up
| >> >> to date without SP3!
| >> >
| >> >
| >> > Your system is correct. SP3 does not exist yet (except in a test
| >> > version). Be patient; it is expected out very soon.
| >> >
| >> > --
| >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
| >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
| >>
| >
| > --
| > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
| > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
|
|"John" <john.plant90nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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Any views on what SP3 will offer?

Nothing much - check the release notes of the RC -
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm
or
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68c48dad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en

Basically it has all the updates rolled in it, not much new.