[EnfoToad]

I found this interesting article on Windows XP SP4: http://keznews.com/1160_Windows_XP_SP4_in_the_works! Do you guys think Microsoft has jumped ahead and started SP4 when SP3 is not even perfect? Do you think SP4 is the last Service Pack for XP or will SP3 be?

Here is a Windows XP SP3 related thread: http://forums.techguy.org/tech-relat...tried-sp3.html

[paisanol69]

Originally Posted by EnfoToad

I found this interesting article on Windows XP SP4: http://keznews.com/1160_Windows_XP_SP4_in_the_works! Do you guys think Microsoft has jumped ahead and started SP4 when SP3 is not even perfect? Do you think SP4 is the last Service Pack for XP or will SP3 be?

Here is a Windows XP SP3 related thread: http://forums.techguy.org/tech-relat...tried-sp3.html

that article is from June 2006, and was mostly speculation when it was written. I doubt if theres any factual content, since it mentions fixing IE7, and WMP 11 as a part of this supposed SP4 package.

And like you already mentioned, SP3 is still being de-bugged!

[ferrija1]

SP3 is the end of service packs for XP, since XP will no longer be sold after June.

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by ferrija1

SP3 is the end of service packs for XP, since XP will no longer be sold after June.

June 2008?

Peace...

[ferrija1]

Yep.

[tomdkat]

Wow.

Peace...

[PrancerTran]

but isnt Microsoft stopping XP in June 08??

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by PrancerTran

but isnt Microsoft stopping XP in June 08??

That's exactly what I said.

[Rivera42]

Are they just stopping the sale of XP, or are they going to discontinue all support entirely? If they're going to sell it through June, they wouldn't really be leaving people hanging without support for their brand-new purchase, would they?
IMO they are being far too heavy-handed the way they steer everybody towards Vista whether they want Vista or not.
Heavy-handed? Is that the word I'm looking for? Not sure, but I think so.

[ferrija1]

Sales for XP ends in June, support ends sometimes in 2014.

[Rivera42]

http://gizmodo.com/384368/dell-to-se...a-to-save-face

Good old Dell, naughty Microsoft.

[ferrija1]

Interesting article, Rivera.