[EnfoToad]

Windows has come out with a new update, Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview. It is not the final one but is worth a try to see what Microsoft has done. Please tell us what you thought was different and if it improved your performance.

Click here to download Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview

[JohnWill]

Crashed and burned, went back to SP2. See my post in the XP forum. Don't know what went wrong, it appears to be a graphics driver incompatibility of some sort...

[EnfoToad]

Thanks for trying JohnWill.
Link to his post to SP3: http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt...ion-crash.html

[TechGuy]

Any news on when the final SP3 comes out?

[EnfoToad]

I believe it is said to be Q2 2008. No one is a hundred percent sure but the majority are aiming for Q2 2008.

[AcaCandy]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

Crashed and burned, went back to SP2. See my post in the XP forum. Don't know what went wrong, it appears to be a graphics driver incompatibility of some sort...

But, but, but, I thought you were happy and everything was hunky dory

Guess that drive image helped

[zergpc208]

It is not Microsoft problem the hardware makers don't have drivers on there web site to support SP3.

Some times I think there is a conspiracy going on with Microsoft and all the hardware makers to take has much money has they can from people.

[EnfoToad]

That is true, zergpc208.

[JohnWill]

I don't even know exactly what the issue was, it was a GDI crash, and I figured life is too short to screw around with it until it's ready for prime time.

[Frank4d]

I also tried SP3 then uninstalled it. I noticed major lag opening webpages if I had two instances of IE6 open. I don't like IE7 so I did not check to see if it worked any better.

[ekim68]

Just got this:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1349&tag=nl.e539

[EnfoToad]

It is April 21 but nothing has happened yet

[JohnWill]

"Sometime this month" I just saw...

[Gabriel]

OK, so does a real PC dumby like me just let my automatic updates for my OS do whatever they do, and will that put the SP3 in my OS?
Did I even ask that right?

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

OK, so does a real PC dumby like me just let my automatic updates for my OS do whatever they do, and will that put the SP3 in my OS?

Yes, you'll get SP3 if you keep automatic updates on.


Anything special about SP3, or just another pack of updates?