Service Pack 3 *not* released

It got most of the way through the install then BSOD'd on me, it then rebooted and restarted with the checkdisk screen and said there was a problem installing it. Then it rebooted again and completed the install. Strange.
 
andr3w1984 said:
meh /rant /rant /rant /rant /rant /rant /rave /rave /rave /rave

That's all people do on here, it will be released soon, hold your caps on and just wait. People are gettin all emotional over a security pack. What on earth is this forum coming too.

If you want to install it install it, if you don't then wait.
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the fact that it's a release candidate makes no odds. the final version will bring chaos upon these forums - major service packs always do. :p
 
Q: What are these new features I keep hearing about?

A: Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not include any major new features, but it will include four minor new features that improve the system's reliability and security. Contrary to reports, Microsoft has been very up-front about these functional additions for quite some time now.

These new features include:

Network Access Protection compatibility. Announced years ago, this feature allows Windows XP machines to interact with the NAP feature in Windows Server 2008. This functionality is built into the RTM version of Windows Vista as well.

Product Key-less install option. As with Windows Vista, new XP with SP3 installs can proceed without entering a product key during Setup.

Kernel Mode Cryptographics Module. A new kernel module that "encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms," according to Microsoft.

"Black hole" router detection algorithm. XP gains the ability to ignore network routers that incorrectly drop certain kinds of network packets. This, too, is a feature of Windows Vista.

And that's about it. Nothing dramatic, as promised.
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Looks like there will be no use for SP3 for me :/
 
applied to my main work lappy just now.

only issue so far is my blackmesa theme is ballsed up. uxpatcher doesnt work on sp3 though.
 
Yup, it kills any themes you've installed like Xpize, etc, so I'd back up the uxtheme.dll before installing, then replace it afterwards.
 
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