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Microsoft Cautions Against Unofficial Win XP Service Pack 3.

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anandk
anandk Original post #1
Feb 19, 2006 at 11:49 AM
Microsoft Cautions Against Unofficial Windows XP Service Pack 3

"Anyone who installs this thinking they are getting SP3 (even as a preview)
is being grossly mislead and is posing a significant potentially non-
recoverable risk to their PC and data...."
*www.enterprise-windows-it.com/story.xhtml?story_id=39082

the news is not the latest, but of nov'05; but imp as i saw it, posting it since i my search for it threw up no findings here. :)

for those who may not be aware, the unofficial sp3 was/is being offered here
*www.thehotfix.net/sp3.html
*www.majorgeeks.com/download4754.html
LegendKiller
Feb 19, 2006 at 12:19 PM
you are right anand,sp3 and office 2007 are not coming before 2007 and that sp3 which are their on pirate websites are way pemature version of sp3..
R
Feb 19, 2006 at 12:54 PM
anandk said:
Microsoft Cautions Against Unofficial Windows XP Service Pack 3

"Anyone who installs this thinking they are getting SP3 (even as a preview)
is being grossly mislead and is posing a significant potentially non-
recoverable risk to their PC and data...."
*www.enterprise-windows-it.com/story.xhtml?story_id=39082

the news is not the latest, but of nov'05; but imp as i saw it, posting it since i my search for it threw up no findings here. :)

for those who may not be aware, the unofficial sp3 was/is being offered here
*www.thehotfix.net/sp3.html
*www.majorgeeks.com/download4754.html

They it'self have said that it is our own risk......So no blame on the people's who provide it.

*img134.imageshack.us/img134/5143/pp9dt.th.jpg