Windows Vista Service Pack 2

[serendipity]

Anyone know when Vista Svc. Pak 2 is going to be available?
Thanks!

[scru]

Microsoft has not yet announced any plans for a second service pack for Vista.

[bobbyraw]

SP1 is still in beta, SP2 will not come out for another 18 months atleast

[serendipity]

Thanks for the info!

I was going to hold off on buying a computer until SP2 came out. Now I'm not sure what I'm going to do!

[bobbyraw]

you can still buy a vista if you have a bootable XP cd you can dual boot the pc,

[serendipity]

any idea where they sell XP cd's?

[Infarction]

seredipity, I'm pretty sure you mean Vista SP1.

That said, most any computer store that sells a decent amount of software should still carry XP. Heck, even the MSFT company store still has a lot of it... :icon_wink:

[scru]

Didn't they say they were gonna stop selling XP? Or have they not done that yet?

[serendipity]

You are right, infarction!!! Thanks for the catch. I was thinking of the second version and SP2 came off my fingertips!
I guess I should change my name to "serenflipity" HA!

When is Vista SP1 going to be available?

[Infarction]

Didn't they say they were gonna stop selling XP? Or have they not done that yet?

While most manufacturers are moving to Vista, I believe XP will still be supported for a while to come. Afterall, there will be an SP3 that comes out I think when Vista SP1 launches. XP will probably stick around till the system after Vista is released.

[serendipity]

Any idea when SP1 will launch?

[Infarction]

I have a pretty good idea, but I can't remember what the official date is... :P

I hope it's safe to say " first quarter of 2008 "

[serendipity]

Thanks for all the responses and information! Everything is truly appreciated!

[holdenv82008]

Didn't they say they were gonna stop selling XP? Or have they not done that yet?

they are infact making a new version of xp for low spec computers but with only 1 extra year windows update suport upto 2010 then no suport for xp

[serendipity]

A new version of XP? Is it going to be SP3 ? Why a new version -- so they can work on Vista? I'd like to know if it's going to support all XP software.

[holdenv82008]

A new version of XP? Is it going to be SP3 ? Why a new version -- so they can work on Vista? I'd like to know if it's going to support all XP software.

the reson is because of the realy cheap and crappy computers that have are comming out

computers that dont even have a agp port or a pci_e not sure if it's sp3 aas iam only registered as a oem systems builder / and micrsoft partner but it will suport all xp software

It's the end of the line of Xp ( aparrt from maybe a gaming pc off line ECt... ) i loved xp ( just got a great xp system vista ultimate compatable came with xp driver disk and not vista ones ) wish i got my self a coppy of xp pro 64 instead ) but vista is great dou 2 2.6 2gb ram nvidia 8800 gt _ having problems with some old xp games not working with vista and the 8800 combined it has a vista score of 5.3 my next pc will be much better

[craiglee]

WinXP will still be supported for at least another 18 months....

[serendipity]

Thanks for the info, craiglee!
I'm going to be looking for Windows XP. I know Office Depot has it on the shelves. I'm not a computer genius. I rely on the daniweb site for that! I've heard about too many problems with Vista, have a lot of older software that won't work with it I'm sure, and haven't seen anything on it that I can't live without.

[willcomp]

XP support will expire no earlier than April 2014. I believe that still gives everyone plenty of time.

Vista SP1 has been released to manufacturing meaning that large OEMs (e.g. Dell, HP, Gateway) should be installing it now.

XP is still available from Newegg and other on-line merchants.

[holdenv82008]

XP support will 2010 as i got this informatiomn straight from microsost as iam a regestered system builder and oem manufactor ( but will still be round to buy )