magiccode9 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2007 I'am quite late have to knew that the Windows XP SP3 have been released for beta testing long before.Although the company was marked the first half of next year that will open this service pack to the public.But what if it was buggy than instead re-mark the release day might be better than that.As Windows Vista is the case. Microsoft made available on December 3 for download the near-final Release Candidate (RC) of Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3.The RC is available to all Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet subscribers. This isnt yet a generally available, public RC of XP SP3; that is still coming at some future date that Microsoft hasnt disclosed.Microsoft provided an RC preview of XP SP3 to 15,000 testers in mid-November.Microsoft is still on track to ship the final XP SP3 in the first half of calendar 2008. XP SP3 is a rollup of all previously released XP updates, according to Microsoft, including security updates, out-of-band releases, and hotfixes.Lately, Microsoft has been releasing XP SP3 and Vista SP1 builds in lockstep. (The same 15,000 testers that got XP SP3 RC preview also got the Vista SP1 RC preview.) Given that Microsoft told its own employees to expect the company to make the RC of Vista SP1 more broadly available some time this week, it seems logical that the Vista SP1 RC is right around the corner, too.Microsoft also told its own employees to expect the public test build of Vista SP1 to hit the week of December 10. The final Vista SP1 bits are due in the first calendar quarter of 2008. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Csshih 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2007 Last time I tried to test on of their pre-release candidates was a disaster. It was SP2 , by the way.I hated it.It took around 2 hours to install.Then there was that security center. Uninstall button?After the uninstall, I had to restart my computer. BSOD frenzy.So, I had to get a linux live-CD to get files off the hard drive, then reinstall windows.Beware.SP3 will probably be different, though, It will probably be easier to uninstall and install.Oh, also, we should soon expect a free SP3 CD offer from microsoft, I got a SP2 one when it came out, It arrived in about 2 days after I ordered it.Thanks for the info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smithy500 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2007 I never get pc software when they first come out because it gives the companies time to work out the kinks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
