XP SP3 RC1 available for public consumption

hermeslyre · 12-20-2007, 04:19 AM

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

The beta version, which was available to subject testers (and any bittorent users

), was said to increase performance by up to 10%, so I'd guess this release candidate will as well. Cool for the adventurous, I'm might try it out.

PC eye · 12-20-2007, 05:00 AM

Just remember one thing! Be prepared to reinstall Windows if you can't uninstall it since it is still in beta form. Beta means evaluation and testing only not a rush for gamers! This will not contain IE 7 for those still using IE 6. The overview of SP3 in pdf form is available by clicking the first of two download links at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

hermeslyre · 12-20-2007, 05:07 AM

RC stands for release candidate.

Past the beta stage, this pack is at a final or near-final stage.

PC eye · 12-20-2007, 05:18 AM

So was Vista's RC1 and RC2 releases. But those were still lacking quite a bit there until the full retail product came out. When the IE 7 beta release was first tired that was also for public consumption but sadly lacked and was removed fast here. The actual finished version has done a great job over IE 6 here.

The first thing to make note of is MS's own warning seen in the overview that states:

"This pre-release software is provided for testing purposes only. Microsoft does not recommend installing this software on primary or mission critical systems. Microsoft recommends that you have a backup of your data prior to installing any pre-release software."

hermeslyre · 12-20-2007, 05:28 AM

You're right of course. Might be interesting to try it anyways, to see what it portends.

PC eye · 12-20-2007, 06:01 AM

Here it wouldn't be a problem since I run XP on one drive and Vista on another without a dual boot configuration where XP could be reinstalled separately. For those depending on XP with a number of things like downloaded programs the wait for the final release would be the best move for them since this contains all of the more recent updates they would have downloaded anyways with the auto update option enabled.

If you just reinstalled XP by chance you can download and save this release to a folder on the drive for installing afterwards unlike what was seen with SP2 when that came out on the update site. There you had to run the installer right away or find a page like the one there or at softpedia.com for downloading the redistributable package. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-SP2-RTM.shtml

It's still a good catch since SP3 has been long in waiting for many. Although MS may most likely add a few more things by the time the finished release is available you can grab this for now and store in a safe place if you need to reinstall Windows while waiting instead of going after some 93 seen as of late.

Kuzba · 12-20-2007, 08:49 AM

im using the sp3 RC1.

it seems exactly the same lol.

if you change some registry information... which is most likely illegal, you can download it safetly through windows update.

never realised they just had it there to download like in your link haha

[-0MEGA-] · 12-20-2007, 11:02 AM

I wonder if SP3 will add support for newer hardware and RAID drivers. I may have to slipstream SP3 into a copy of XP and try it out!

Kuzba · 12-20-2007, 11:04 AM

is sp3 free?

were any of them free?

i never thought about it lol

Bootup05 · 12-20-2007, 11:14 AM

WHERE is the differnence?

I had Windows Defender Installed.
I had Internet Explorer 7 Installed.
Theres now Remote Desktop Connection.

Where is this new theme? Many pictures on google show a new theme with SP3!

12-20-2007, 04:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,535	XP SP3 RC1 available for public consumption http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en The beta version, which was available to subject testers (and any bittorent users ), was said to increase performance by up to 10%, so I'd guess this release candidate will as well. Cool for the adventurous, I'm might try it out.

12-20-2007, 05:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,687	Just remember one thing! Be prepared to reinstall Windows if you can't uninstall it since it is still in beta form. Beta means evaluation and testing only not a rush for gamers! This will not contain IE 7 for those still using IE 6. The overview of SP3 in pdf form is available by clicking the first of two download links at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en __________________ Users Fight to Save Windows XP! http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4646547 Microsoft Not Ruling Out XP Extension http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4716159

12-20-2007, 05:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,687	So was Vista's RC1 and RC2 releases. But those were still lacking quite a bit there until the full retail product came out. When the IE 7 beta release was first tired that was also for public consumption but sadly lacked and was removed fast here. The actual finished version has done a great job over IE 6 here. The first thing to make note of is MS's own warning seen in the overview that states: "This pre-release software is provided for testing purposes only. Microsoft does not recommend installing this software on primary or mission critical systems. Microsoft recommends that you have a backup of your data prior to installing any pre-release software." __________________ Users Fight to Save Windows XP! http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4646547 Microsoft Not Ruling Out XP Extension http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4716159

12-20-2007, 06:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,687	Here it wouldn't be a problem since I run XP on one drive and Vista on another without a dual boot configuration where XP could be reinstalled separately. For those depending on XP with a number of things like downloaded programs the wait for the final release would be the best move for them since this contains all of the more recent updates they would have downloaded anyways with the auto update option enabled. If you just reinstalled XP by chance you can download and save this release to a folder on the drive for installing afterwards unlike what was seen with SP2 when that came out on the update site. There you had to run the installer right away or find a page like the one there or at softpedia.com for downloading the redistributable package. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-SP2-RTM.shtml It's still a good catch since SP3 has been long in waiting for many. Although MS may most likely add a few more things by the time the finished release is available you can grab this for now and store in a safe place if you need to reinstall Windows while waiting instead of going after some 93 seen as of late. __________________ Users Fight to Save Windows XP! http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4646547 Microsoft Not Ruling Out XP Extension http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4716159

12-20-2007, 11:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 25,278	I wonder if SP3 will add support for newer hardware and RAID drivers. I may have to slipstream SP3 into a copy of XP and try it out! __________________ Pentium Dual-Core E2200 @ 3.3GHz Gigabyte P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (875/2272) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-1000 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11515

12-20-2007, 05:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,535	RC stands for release candidate. Past the beta stage, this pack is at a final or near-final stage.

12-20-2007, 05:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,535	You're right of course. Might be interesting to try it anyways, to see what it portends.

12-20-2007, 11:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK Age: 16 Posts: 1,186	WHERE is the differnence? I had Windows Defender Installed. I had Internet Explorer 7 Installed. Theres now Remote Desktop Connection. Where is this new theme? Many pictures on google show a new theme with SP3! __________________ Main System Proccy - Intel E6400 @ 3440 \| Mobo - P5B DLX \| RAM - 2GB TwinX 6400 C5 \| GPU - 96GT HDD - WD 400GB Caviar SE - WD 320GB Caviar SE - 160GB Seagate Ext Monitor - Asus 19" Wide LCD \| PSU - Tagan 600W Dual Engine \| Soundcard - SB Live Ext 24 Heatsink - S Infinity \| Optical - Pioneer DVDRW \| OS - Vista Ult64 SP1

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