xp service pack 3 released yet?

?......///

 

No, not yet.

 

Only RC2 ( not reccomended)

 

any eta on sp3?

 

XP SP3 won't come out until after Vista SP1, for sure. Few weeks after official release of SP1. I'm guessing mid-April to late April. Unless it gets delayed further which is highly possible; it is Microsoft after all.

 

be patient, sp3 will only gain you 10 % im impatient too but nothing we can do

 

Heh, some of us are impatient for other reasons.
Both my computers are in need of a format/reinstall, and I'd like to be able to slipstream SP3 onto the install disc instead of installing it separately, taking up extra disk space and being generally messy.

 

I don't think it will offer 10% more than SP2. That seems illogical to me.

 

What do you mean by "gain'? I thought SP3 was just one big security rollup and little else. Just curious......

 

Well, early reports said that for whatever reason, SP3 also boosted performance by 10% overall. Whether or not that makes it into the final service pack is unknown. (And as you say, Microsoft hasn't said anything about performance improvements specifically)

There are a *few* new additions other than security patches though. And it's possible that some of these have an impact on performance.

 

Windows updates downloaded some patches last night. This morning when i booted up, i was taken to a webpage with the privacy policy of SP2 and 3. But when i check in the control panel --> system, it still says SP2.

Got me excited for no reason

 

ya what jalf said to make it simple

 

SP3? Excellent! Can't wait. Hopefully it'll be out sooner rather than later.

 

This is good news.

Fade To Black saying it wont be 10% gives me hope that it will be 10%.

If you catch my drift.

 

Why is not RC2 recommended? I wanted to instal it, and it`s a good thing I stumbled upon this thread. So, why?

 

Vista Release Candidate 2? Why install it now? Vista RTM is officially coming out in 4 days.

 

Exactly RC2 you would have to install then uninstall then probably best to defrag then install official... just a pain ... alot easier to install the final and it is NOT A FINAL version making it prone to bugs, glitchs etc

 

I didn`t know the official SP3 is coming out this fast. I thought it was due mid 2008.
Sweet, I wanted to format anyway, so slipstreaming it is the way to go

 

Mippoose, I highly doubt the 10%. A few % yes, but not 10. The only benchmark I've seen so far is that useless Office benchmark.

 

I'll take any increase

 

Anything better is good.