Windows XP SP3 Overview-official

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Microsoft has released an official PDF Overview of the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).

get it from here:
*www.microsoft.com/downloads/detail...ad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&DisplayLang=en

Source:
*www.tweakguides.com/

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Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.

Taken from the Microsoft website itself

Another interesting info from the pdf :

Microsoft is not adding significant functionality from newer versions of Windows, such as Windows Vista, to Windows XP through XP SP3. For instance, Windows XP SP3 does not include Windows Internet Explorer 7, although Windows XP SP3 does include updates to both Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7, and it will update whichever version is installed on the computer.

thanks for sharing mate.

Great, thanks for the info man.

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interesting stuff...wonder what we will get if we slipstream it with the xp cd....will it then have IE7 and WMP11?

Thanks for the news..
@apoorva84
Microsoft is not adding significant functionality from newer versions of Windows, such as Windows Vista, to Windows XP through XP SP3. For instance, Windows XP SP3 does not include Windows Internet Explorer 7, although Windows XP SP3 does include updates to both Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7, and it will update whichever version is installed on the computer. __________________

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@apoorva No.

Thanks for that man... i was waiting for this *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/1.gif

Well i don't know about what version of IE will you get, but one thing is sure, if you slipstreamed it in a pir@ted SP2 CD, it will break the crack. So if using pirated, better not integrate it into the existing SP2 integrated CD.

Here is something from the document :-

As in Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Vista, users can now complete operating system installation without providing a product key during a full, integrated installation of Windows XP SP3. The operating system will prompt the user for a product key later as part of Genuine Advantage. As with previous service packs, no product key is requested or required when installing Windows XP SP3 using the update package available through Microsoft Update.

Note :The Windows Product Activation changes in Windows XP SP3 are not related to the Windows Vista Key Management Service (KMS). This update affects only new operating system installations from integrated source media. This update affects the installation media only and is not a change to how activation works in Windows XP.

Microsoft sabhi ka equally khayal rakhti hai, hai na :-D

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They are even planning to beef up anti-piracy checks in Vista SP1. SP1 will include updates that will target exploits like OEM Bios exploit and Grace Timer exploit and subsequently disabling them.

Source : *www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9050718&intsrc=hm_list

Good news to xp users..
Hope SP1 for vista is also as good as SP3..

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well, first of all, i am not using a pirated copy,so i shouldnt be having a problem i guess...also, these cracking groups are always one step ahead...so, they shouldnt have any problems cracking/bypassing the new activation system....

Apoorva, XP cds have IE6 so, slipstream will update IE6. However, if one had already slipstreamed IE7, it will update IE7

Thanks for the info... Cant wait to get it once its released...

@casanova
Hey, what do you mean by saying if one had already slipstreamed IE7?
afaik, ie7 doesn't integrate into the xpsp2 source using the 'integrate' switch; are you talking about the rayanvm/ nr's method of integrating ie7 into xpsp2?
or, does the newer build of ie7 easily integrated into spsp2?

Thanks for the info

cool_techie_tvm said:
They are even planning to beef up anti-piracy checks in Vista SP1. SP1 will include updates that will target exploits like OEM Bios exploit and Grace Timer exploit and subsequently disabling them.

yeah allmost all of the c***ks dont work with Vista SP1,a few do and they do work well.
i'm using Vista SP1 v.658 and i've got 1 working c***k for it.
so i dont think MS will be able to disable all the exploits in SP1.

thanks for the info

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Vista s***s and i am looking forward to the xp sp3..btw..the crackers will surely find a way out..

waiting for sp3

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I have "faith" in crackers

Waiting for "Carcked" SP3

j/k

I never tried integrating IE7 but it can be done by nLite or other likes.

@casanova... then i'm afraid, may be you are not aware of this fact, integration of ie7 in true sense is not possible.
What nlite does is simply adds the ie7's entry in the guirunonce method/ unattended installation method.

ps lemme try doing the same with the latest build of it.