[Blake Pender]

We now have updated news and more details of the long-awaited Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. Microsoft has also made some changes to when and how Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be released. Here are the details...

Windows XP Service Pack 3 will contain hotfixes and updates released since Windows XP SP2. It will also include an expanded set of product keys for Windows XP Professional that were originally introduced in Windows XP SP2c.

Microsoft clarified that there will not be any integrated SP3 release for Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows XP Tablet Edition. That means you won't be able to buy or obtain a complete Windows XP Media Center Edition / Tablet Edition SP3 CD. In addition, users of Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows XP Tablet Edition will only be able to update to Service Pack 3 through Windows Update.

All languages will now be released in two waves. Earlier, Microsoft said that languages support for Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be released in three waves. What was previously identified as wave 2 and 3 have now been combined into a single wave 2.

Microsoft has also delayed RTM for Windows XP Service Pack 3 to provide sufficient time to incorporate feedback from the beta testers. (In other words, they can't make their original deadline!)

Due to the changes in language releases and Windows XP SP3 RTM's release, here's the updated schedule of RTM

Wave1 Will be released Second half of April 2008

(Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish)

Wave2 Approximately 21 days after Wave 1 RTM (which will have remaining languages)

Found on www.thehotfix.net

This post has been edited by Blake Pender: 24 March 2008 - 05:36 PM

[xsever]

NEVER ON TIME MICROSOFT!! NOTHING NEW ANYWAY

[fediaFedia]

Delayed as always...

[xaznx2345]

noooo...
I was looking forward for the update to come out today but, if they really need to delay it, then it's better than getting a less than what they wanted out to consumers.

[pm_41]

guys, one bug (if it's big enough) can hold a software back months from release...

An example of this is Stardock DeskScapes 2.0.

[M.Sudoku]

Microsoft always delays releases!

[kaironxp]

M.Sudoku, on Mar 24 2008, 09:50 PM, said:

Microsoft always delays releases!

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! why ???

[winmatrix2007]

Microsoft will never be on time

[Ju?]

You want them to just settle for less? The only thing I'm waiting for from them is the Zune software update.

[d3sign3r]

Hey i am getting very very bore with windows... Stupid microsoth never get things done on time

[kaironxp]

d3sign3r, on Mar 25 2008, 08:42 AM, said:

Hey i am getting very very bore with windows... Stupid microsoth never get things done on time

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[FalseAgent]

should I even bother getting this? My XP is stable enough. I don't even care about this update, nothing big anyway.

[Seventh Surfer]

I don't use XP anymore. Thanks for Vista SPI Microsoft

[kaironxp]

Seventh Surfer, on Mar 25 2008, 05:22 PM, said:

I don't use XP anymore. Thanks for Vista SPI Microsoft

and what the hell are you doing here with xp's user??

[manbearpig16]

kaironxp, on Mar 25 2008, 10:17 AM, said:

Seventh Surfer, on Mar 25 2008, 05:22 PM, said:

I don't use XP anymore. Thanks for Vista SPI Microsoft

and what the hell are you doing here with xp's user??

your the biggest hypocrite, hes doing the exact same thing as you do exept in a milder way and not flaming anyone