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Windows XP (official) SP3 Pushed to 2008.

17 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/windows-xp-official-sp3-pushed-to-2008.39173/

anandk
anandk Original post #1
Oct 20, 2006 at 8:17 PM
Microsoft has further delayed the release of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, moving expected availability from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2008. The change came silently in an update to the company's service pack roadmap.

*www.betanews.com/article/Windows_XP_SP3_Pushed_to_2008/1161282900
Sourabh
Sourabh #2
Oct 20, 2006 at 9:35 PM
Dont we just love these service packs! I don't know why but there is a sense of disbelief everytime there is an delay for the SP3. Whatever be the reason behind the delays - since SP3 is gonna be like the last real support for Windows XP definitely. MS must be too busy fine tuning vista, delaying the service pack for XP. And in a way, its their way of saying - Vista is here, What are you waiting for?

The only reason I am waiting for SP3 would be to save me some effort integrating ryan's post sp2 updates everytime!
iMav
iMav #3
Oct 20, 2006 at 9:53 PM
well yeah they will be concentrating on getting most ppl to buy vista hence they will push the release of sp3 back .... btw i saw original xp professional still costs 12.5k .... wonder wat vista will cost.......
kumarmohit
kumarmohit #4
Oct 20, 2006 at 10:11 PM
Sigh.. Man Microsoft is JLT, u get a new baby you forget the older ones..
iMav
iMav #5
Oct 20, 2006 at 10:18 PM
kumarmohit said:
Sigh.. Man Microsoft is JLT, u get a new baby you forget the older ones..
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..... ur wrong windows 98 support was discontinued earlier this week ..... so it wud be unfair to accuse MS of forgetting older OS ..... they hav only pushed it back so that Vista sales will increase .... they havnt forgotten it
techtronic
techtronic #6
Oct 20, 2006 at 11:15 PM
Informative Post
hemant_mathur
hemant_mathur #7
Oct 20, 2006 at 11:24 PM
Sigh .. yet another delay from MS
sabret00the
sabret00the #8
Oct 21, 2006 at 12:36 AM
I wonder hw many people r actually gonna stick to XP when the SP3 if all gets launched in 2008?
dIgItaL_BrAt
dIgItaL_BrAt #9
Oct 21, 2006 at 5:38 PM
as a wild guess,i'll say lots....not everyone will feel the pressing need to upgrade to Vista.
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drvarunmehta #10
Oct 21, 2006 at 5:50 PM
Who cares? I find XP to be very stable with SP2.
Tech Geek
Tech Geek #11
Oct 21, 2006 at 5:52 PM
Bad news for the XP users:cry:
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm #12
Oct 21, 2006 at 6:05 PM
MS r alwayzz Delay Better use Linux
aakash_mishra
aakash_mishra #13
Oct 21, 2006 at 6:09 PM
Thanx anandk my friend wasn't believing that SP 3 has been delayed i have sent this link to them. Now they might be searching glue to stick their broken hearts...........
zodiac_511
zodiac_511 #14
Oct 22, 2006 at 6:24 PM
I dont think many of us will be able to spend so much on Vista but there is the other option rite?
anispace
anispace #15
Oct 22, 2006 at 11:34 PM
drvarunmehta said:
Who cares? I find XP to be very stable with SP2.
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yeah really XP with SP2 is very stable. Believe it or not i havnt had any probs with XP, although its been more than a year since i got my HP Pavilion preinstalled with XP+SP2. I just dont get it why people still grumble about stability. Windows XP is the best thing for a home user.... cant say the same about servers though.
sree_shan
sree_shan #16
Oct 22, 2006 at 11:53 PM
yup......
it is a bad news 4 the users of windows and who r waiting for SP3.....
but i think they r presently enjoying with the vista....
any way i use both windows and as well as linux.
so no problem 4 me .....

:) :) :)
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Suhas M #17
Oct 24, 2006 at 6:17 PM
Not surprising. Better to migrate to Linux