XP Service Pack 3???

[cm_uk]

http://www.pcworld.com/resource/arti...RSS,RSS,00.asp
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/arti...RSS,RSS,00.asp
http://www.thehotfix.net/sp3.html
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/artic...129TX1K0000535
http://www.computerworld.com/softwar...105194,00.html

"We have not confirmed plans for a Service Pack 3 for Windows XP yet," said Michael Burk, product manager for Windows Vista. "At this point, the Windows servicing team is reviewing the feedback on Windows XP SP2 and is still evaluating timing and alternatives for the next Windows XP servicing release."

turns out the aparent SP3 pack on hotfix is a fake...

From: "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]"
Subject: Re: Windows XP SP3 Preview download

You would be well advised to stay clear of this FAKE SP3 package.
It is NOT suitable for testing as it is NOT SP3.

If is just a collection of hotfixes and other updates we have released. It will not update your Windows XP system to SP3
It also contains a number of private " hotfixes that are usually only issued to users with a specific identifiable problem. The hotfixes are not as rigorously tested at public released ones this is why we ask you to call PSS to get them so we can track you and provide further assistance such as new versions of the fixes etc as they become available. Just installing all the "privates" on your PC may make you machine LESS stable and will also put you out of support from Microsoft or an OEM as you are installing incorrectly issued private hotfixes.

Frankly this "package" should be avoid and you should continue to use
Windows Update and the download site to get the most up-to-date and correctly issued Microsoft fixes and patches.

Anyone who installs this thinking they are getting SP3 (even as a preview)
is being grossly mislead and is posing a significant potentially non
recoverable risk to their PC and data.
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Regards,

Mike
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Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

http://www.msfn.org/comments.php?id=...service+pack+3

so what do you guys think? will their be a SP3? If so will it be before or after Vista? Will it have IE7 (even though lol it doesn't appeal to me ) etc etc... what would you like to see in XP SP3???

[Dorza]

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?i...&category=main

And the warning from MS:

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?i...&category=main


I believe a SP3 was planned for XP, at the time it was thought that all the fancy gubbins of Vista would be part of the service pack. It sounded pretty exiting, but this was over a year ago that i read this (in PCPro i think). Who knows what MS will do now

[Xaneden]

Well, last I heard Microsoft had confirmed a Service Pack 3, but were not releasing it until Vista was out next year, as that was their "top priority".