Microsoft Official SP3 Timetable

[bill bolton]

Windows XP SP3 has been released to manufacturing as of April 21st (US Time) with the release to web planned for April 29th (US Time).

[beGi]

And from June 10th via Automatic Updates...

[bill bolton]

SP3 RTM is now available for download (500MB+) as an ISO image for MSDN and TechNet Plus members.

Cheers,

Bill B.

[mgo]

SP3 RTM is now available for download (500MB+) as an ISO image for MSDN and TechNet Plus members.

Cheers,

Bill B.

Yep...got that. It installed without incident. Leaves behind over 400 meg worth of debris in C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles (the usual place for that in XP)

[Peter_Peril]

I recently acquired a T30 and have been consciencently upgrading software and hardware as best I can. XP3 gives me pause for concern though. XP is working fine on my TP so I'm reluctant to apply the update.

To get to the point of the post. Would an impact list be useful for would adopters of SP3. Usually I wouldn't be overly concerned with things like this; however-- I've developed a healthy skepticism with MS over the years. Since they have announced that XP is approaching it's EOL; my rudimentary consumer brain thinks it's a way to implant a parting kick in our collective gnads