Vista SP1 RC1, XP SP3 Beta

http://www.megagames.com/news/html/software/pre-betaxpsp3andvistasp1released.shtml

While the Vista RC1 shows a speed decrease, XP SP3 shows a ten percent speed increase. I have been running both and they seem fine. Obviously Vista is crap and you cant polish a turd but we must make do sometimes

http://www.megagames.com/news/html/software/xpsp3boostsperformancevistasp1doesnt.shtml

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=529D992A-D69E-4C73-9213-7A7F3852C0CA&displaylang=en = Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=75ed934c-8423-4386-ad98-36b124a720aa&displayLang=en = XP

No suprise Vista coming up crap again!!!!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=114f3599-12af-42b2-aab1-b969a62c68a7&displaylang=en

SP3 Release Candidate 2 for Windows XP is now available for download.

I have had SP3 for a few weeks now, with no problems at all

If Amazon are to be beleived, the full release version of Vista SP1 will be on the Windows Update website from tomorrow. (18th)

ABAUNDIES wrote:

If Amazon are to be beleived, the full release version of Vista SP1 will be on the Windows Update website from tomorrow. (18th)

Lol, its not quite Aprils Fool Yet ?

They are listing 2 versions of Vista now, the 'old version' and Vista SP1 which is released tomorrow.

You got a link Tony, coz I aint got a clue what you mean mate?

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Premium-VERSION-Version/dp/B000HCZ9AW/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1205821657&sr=8-5 old
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Vista-Home-Premium-Upgrade/dp/B0013O54P8/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1205821657&sr=8-15 sp1

http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/software/operating-systems/news/windows-vista-service-pack-1-officially-out?articleid=1864431616&source=rss&cid=OTC-RSS&attr=RSS-Xmlfeed-PCAnswers

Vista users can now download the full release of Vista Service Pack1 from the Windows Update website.

http://www.windowsupdate.com/

http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+XP+SP3+Goes+RTM/article11555.htm

Full release of SP3 for XP, out as of April 21st.

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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.


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SP3 is finally available for download.

Last week, DailyTech reported that Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP was released to manufacturing (RTM). At the time, Microsoft's Chris Keroack noted that consumers should expect to get their hands on the update April 29.
“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,” said Keroack last Monday. “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.”

It appears that the time has come and everyone can now download SP3. A link to the 316MB service pack was posted on BetaNews yesterday afternoon. Although Microsoft isn't yet hosting a download page for SP3, the download links directly back to Windows Update.

For those that haven't been keeping up with the latest SP3 updates, the service pack includes roughly 1,100 hotfixes/patches and new features like Network Access Protection and Black Hole Router Detection.

SP3 will also give users even more incentive to stick with the venerable operating system which has soldiered on since late 2001. Many consumers and businesses have clung to the operating system despite the fact that Microsoft has heavily pushed its newer Windows Vista operating system.

Microsoft is hoping for a swift switchover to Windows Vista and has already announced a June 30 end-of-life date for Windows XP (with the exception of Windows XP Home for ultra-low-cost PCs. Some PC manufacturers, however, are using other methods to extend the availability of Windows XP for its customers.


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