darkool 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2005 Microsoft confirms that will realease a new Service Pack for windows Xp after the lauch of windows vista. This service pack will improve the security. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedipi 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2005 Yea, i just read a news about this sp3 on C|Net news.com.It will be available sometime next year.this should be a good move.I am expecting new functions in this upgrade rather than just bugs fixed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hazeshow 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2005 Well I'm not a prophet, but I'm sure that they will release a Service Pack for Windows Vista too, and a then a patch for the security holes in the Service Pack, and then another Service Pack. Oh I really wish they would release their software after it's finnished and not before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moody 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2005 I don't know, i think sp2 is only anoying sometimes. Ofcourse it makes windows safer, but all the warnings and double askings are really bothering me sometimes....so I hope this isn't get worse in sp3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarah81 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2005 Microsoft confirms that will realease a new Service Pack for windows Xp after the lauch of windows vista. This service pack will improve the security. 1064324566[/snapback] good - we could use some better security on these systems. Then again ... how many patches and fixes will they release shortly afterward to "fix" SP3? Hehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firen 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2005 i guess sp3 may add windows xp some features from vista Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mahanon 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 I hope that it not only makes the security for Windows better but I hope that it will also fix some bugs in Service Pack 2.But how long will it be until Microsoft starts releasing patches and fixes for their Service Pack 3, I'm sure that everyone is awaiting that as well.Hopefully it will come with several new features to it.....But the real problem with this coming out is how long do you actually need to wait to install it if you remember when Service Pack 2 came along it caused some major problems with computers sometimes it was fixable other times if forced you to reformate your computer and if you didn't have anything backed up you were just completely out of luck.Maybe this time it will not cause this problem but I'm betting that it will, because of the simple fact they try to get it out as quickly as possible not really ensuring that it will function properly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparx 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 Not that it would matter to the people who frequent these forums (or is it fora?), but MS will likely deploy some sort of authentication check before the installation of the Service Pack is allowed to proceed. Any takers for how long it'll take crackers to post a work-around?Remember the Windows Genuine Advantage premise which doesn't allow a user to use the updates until they prove that their copy of Windows is genuine? I do believe a simple javascript work-around let users update their machine without too much of a fuss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhiram 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 This is crazy!!! I thought sp2 was the final service pack that they were going to release and that they weren't going to release any more 'service packs' other than regular updates. Dam... when will M$ ever give a standard completed OS? Why don't they just forget Vista and sit down and plug all the holes in XP first? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatim 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 Well as for MS they will always say that this must be it. Cause they have put all "EFFORT" into getting every thing fixed. But Software is a fluid businees. Things change very rapidly...and ofcourse when a new SP comes it also causes new problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dondada 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 Anyone actually planning not to upgrade to SP3? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xboxrulz1405241485 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 i bet this Service Pack 3 is as crappy as Service Pack 2, the only viable Service Pack was 1.xboxrulz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david_ytk 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2005 will window's auto update support this SP3???SP2 is not very useful and how about SP3, what new feature add??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HTML_Guru 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2005 Well, the fact of the matter is that it very well could be improved, and it very well could be better - and for that reason only I am planning to download it. And yes, any security patches as well. In any case the only way any software, program, etc. will get better is if it is used, inspected, and thusly updated to handle the problems its earlier version(s) had. That, and the fact that, throughout my use of SP2, have found little to no trouble with it. I mean sure, the unnecessary prompts and warnings are slightly annoying, but other than that, it's treated me pretty well. I must have gotten the good SP2 - you guys all got the ornery, spiteful ones... . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nctspawn 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 As I believe that WinXP SP3 was a combination of all small service pack into 1 big files and they named it Service Pack 3. Mostly all the small updates that u can find in microsoft website is there inside the SP3. If u update ur windows xp regulary, i dun think u will need this SP3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
