XP SP3 goes RTM

screwballl · April 21st, 2008

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DailyTech reported last week that Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP would be released to manufacturing (RTM) on April 21. The initial reports from Neowin came true and Microsoft today officially announced SP3.
Microsoft's Chris Keroack posted the news in the TechNet Forums:

Today we are happy to announce that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has released to manufacturing (RTM). Windows XP SP3 bits are now working their way through our manufacturing channels to be available to OEM and Enterprise customers.

We are also in the final stages of preparing for release to the web (i.e. you!) on April 29th, via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center. Online documentation for Windows XP SP3, such as Microsoft Knowledge Base articles and the Microsoft TechNet Windows XP TechCenter, will be updated then. For customers who use Windows XP at home, Windows XP SP3 Automatic Update distribution for users at home will begin in early summer.

Thanks to everyone here who installed the public betas -- you not only gave us detailed feedback but also helped each other out with timely troubleshooting. Through the beta program we found several important issues and were able to confirm some essential fixes. We couldn’t have done this without you.

We will still be monitoring this forum during the next few weeks in case you have more feedback about the release of Windows XP SP3.

Windows Connect and MSDN/TechNet Subscribers should be able to download soon. The public will have to wait until April 29, however, to download the update from the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update.

azianai · April 21st, 2008

Wanna bet Nvidia drivers'll stop working?
any takers? lol

screwballl · April 21st, 2008

they didn't for me when I tested the SP3 Beta

theburan · April 21st, 2008

Better not. Otherwise I'll go and install vista on the computer I just installed xp on (and I'm tempted enough as it is.)

screwballl · April 21st, 2008

remember though.... like posted in that story:

The public will have to wait until April 29

unknown555525 · April 21st, 2008

Gah. I've used the XP 3 beta myself as well. I hate it!

It caused my audio drivers to stop working without running around finding a hotfix and reinstalling them 5 times. Then there's the fact that crysis wouldn't run anymore after I got SP3. I also got numerous lockups caused by the nvidia driver with SP3.

It seems like they just took everything I hated about vista, and added that to XP, I'll keep SP2 thank you!

azianai · April 21st, 2008

well my nvidia drivers for my 9000 series are garbage to begin with, but they kept BSOD on me when i had SP1 on

April 21st, 2008	#2
azianai Aeria gloris Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,373	Re: XP SP3 goes RTM Wanna bet Nvidia drivers'll stop working? any takers? lol (thanks blake!)

April 21st, 2008	#3
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: XP SP3 goes RTM they didn't for me when I tested the SP3 Beta Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

April 21st, 2008	#4
theburan Packers Fanboi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rapid City, SD (ish) Posts: 823 Blog Entries: 3	Re: XP SP3 goes RTM Better not. Otherwise I'll go and install vista on the computer I just installed xp on (and I'm tempted enough as it is.) e6300@3.33ghz\|Asus P5k-e WiFi\| 4gb OCZ ReaperX\|2x 3870's\|1.3tb storage space\|MSI tv tuner.

April 21st, 2008	#5
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: XP SP3 goes RTM remember though.... like posted in that story: The public will have to wait until April 29 Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

April 21st, 2008	#6
unknown555525 I eat people Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 50	Re: XP SP3 goes RTM Gah. I've used the XP 3 beta myself as well. I hate it! It caused my audio drivers to stop working without running around finding a hotfix and reinstalling them 5 times. Then there's the fact that crysis wouldn't run anymore after I got SP3. I also got numerous lockups caused by the nvidia driver with SP3. It seems like they just took everything I hated about vista, and added that to XP, I'll keep SP2 thank you!

April 21st, 2008	#7
azianai Aeria gloris Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,373	Re: XP SP3 goes RTM well my nvidia drivers for my 9000 series are garbage to begin with, but they kept BSOD on me when i had SP1 on (thanks blake!)