WinXP SP3 RC2 to be released today for public

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WinXP SP3 RC2 to be released today for public

#1 Post by icantux » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:42 am

Hello all,

Those who like testing things out, the RC2 of SP3 for WinXP will be released to the public later today by Microsoft.

Full article by clicking me!


- Also MS posted the Release Notes for this build earlier today, so may want to take a look at what's changed.


EDIT:

First impressions at ComputerWorld posted here
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#2 Post by Stargate199 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:22 pm

Any one gone and installed this yet? Wanting to know how much of an improvement there is in performance. I will most likely wait for the final release, but want to know what I have to look forward to. Release notes can only tell you so much.
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#3 Post by bill bolton » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:03 pm

Stargate199 wrote: Wanting to know how much of an improvement there is in performance.
Nothing really much noticeable at all for me!

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#4 Post by Stan » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:22 pm

The benefits may not be immediately apparent, I reckon SP3 is a major cumulative update that adds a little more "hardening" to WinXP.

Not as far reaching as SP2 perhaps, but probably worth the effort.

I'm happy to wait for the RTM. :)
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#5 Post by Padhead » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:22 pm

I'll let Microsoft do its own beta testing.
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#6 Post by dash7540 » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:04 am

Once the final comes out, it's time for a slipstreamed WinXP SP3 clean install for me!
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#7 Post by CZOLG » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:00 pm

Padhead wrote:I'll let Microsoft do its own beta testing.
Good point :D
I certainly agree with that!
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#8 Post by Musti » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:20 pm

Padhead wrote:I'll let Microsoft do its own beta testing.
Cool, so you are a Linux user then?
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