Windows XP service pack 3

[theausum]

Has windows xp sp3 been released??

[gerbil]

It is on selective release via Windows updates.... check for a task bar icon coming to a computer near you soon.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936929

[caperjack]

it was in my auto updates this morning

[bobbyraw]

the last i heard it was recalled because of an error with Point Of Sales machines.(cash register)

[jbennet]

its now back - its available via microsoft update to those who do NOT have the mirosoft EPoS software installed

[caperjack]

Installed it this morning ,form Microsoft full download ,not the auto update. seems to have slowed things down ,but i do remember sp2 doing that too,thing I'll use it as a excuse to do a fresh install soon .

[jbennet]

yeah i did a clean install

slipstreaming sp3 seems to be a bit broken, so i used my windows RTM cd, then did sp1, then sp3

[caperjack]

yeah i did a clean install

slipstreaming sp3 seems to be a bit broken, so i used my windows RTM cd, then did sp1, then sp3

I slipped it into a orignal sp1 with sp2 winxp Pro ,will try it tomorrow

[gerbil]

I shall do the full dl also.... or better still, get someone to burn a copy for me - I don't have the luxury of blinding speed. And I will hold it over for a full reinstallation; this one is building silly little errors. Lost desktop Search in explorer a few weeks ago [it still works from IE!?] and nothing I do will get it back, and now the little shutdown button has disappeared from my user login panel, and the software refuses to let me rebuild it. So I sense imminent death. Two years is too long by far, anyway.