XP Service Pack 3

jnskyliner34 · 03-30-2008, 09:08 AM

Should I back up my files before installing this update? I know it says on the description to back up, but it's just an update. It shouldn't erase my files, right?

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

It's still downloading atm. Anyone have SP3 installed?

shenry · 03-30-2008, 09:13 AM

I would since that's not the final version.

jnskyliner34 · 03-30-2008, 09:13 AM

oh, it's not. i'll just wait for the final one then...

EDIT: any word on a release date for the final version?

Vizy93 · 03-30-2008, 10:21 AM

Ok so i did some searching. Found this:

"Microsoft has announced that it plans to release Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) in the second half of April 2008.[30] A feature set overview has been posted by Microsoft[31] and details new features available separately as standalone updates to Windows XP, as well as features backported from Windows Vista, such as black hole router detection, Network Access Protection and Windows Imaging Component.

According to a file released with the early beta version and relayed onto the Internet there are a total of 1,073 fixes in SP3.[32]"

found on wiki-2-the-pedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP#Service_Pack_3

Flar0n · 03-30-2008, 11:52 PM

Lol when did SP3 come out for XP? Maybe I don't read enough OS forums/ news.

Intel_man · 03-31-2008, 12:23 AM

It's a beta. I have it, but I'm not seeing much difference...

apocalyptic · 04-04-2008, 09:25 AM

It´s still beta. I installed it. But not enough stable.

If you think that all the changes that Microsoft is introducing with Windows XP Service Pack 3 are included into the official overview of the refresh, then you are sadly mistaking. The fact of the matter is that there is simply more than meets the eye, with the third and final service pack for XP, and changes run deep under the hood of the operating system. And while the Redmond company has illustrated the evolution to SP3 by referencing the addition of such functionality, as the MMC 3.0 framework, MSXML6, Windows Installer 3.1 v2, Background Intelligent Transfer Service 2.5, IPsec Simple Policy Update for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, Digital Identity Management Service, Peer Name Resolution Protocol, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, "Black Hole" Router Detection, Network Access Protection and Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module, it has also managed to leave out additional details concerning other areas of the platform.

"Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates and hotfixes. It also includes select out-of-band releases,
and a small number of new enhancements, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.(...) Microsoft is not adding significant functionality from newer versions of Windows, such as Windows Vista, to Windows XP through XP SP3. [However] SP3 does include Network Access Protection (NAP) to help organizations that use Windows XP to take advantage of new features in the Windows Server 2008 operating system", Microsoft revealed in the service pack's overview. You will not get any visual upgrade. Visually it's almost same like SP2 or SP1.

But, XP SP3 also brings to the table modifications impacting the DCE/RPC - Distributed Computing Environment/Remote Procedure Call. A detailed comparison of the modifications between DCERPC services on XP SP2 and XP SP3 (release candidate) has been published on Full Disclosure. And while the document is mostly unintelligible outside of professionals, Microsoft managed to detail the XP SP3 range check, denying that it was hiding an overflow condition.

hackapelite · 04-04-2008, 09:35 AM

^^
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Micro...es-75673.shtml

I'm obsessed with googling for stuff that seems copy-pasted...

apocalyptic · 04-04-2008, 09:53 AM

SO?
Anyone who has little knowledge about internet, can easily get, that is copy pasted lOl. Btw, I copy paste it from Computer Society, that copied from Softpedia. lOl.

hackapelite · 04-04-2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apocalyptic

SO?
Anyone who has little knowledge about internet, can easily get, that is copy pasted lOl. Btw, I copy paste it from Computer Society, that copied from Softpedia. lOl.

Yes, yes, anyone can, including me. However, people would like to hear some original opinions rather then wall of copy-pasted text off an article that they coulda googled by themselves, if they needed to.

03-30-2008, 09:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,043	XP Service Pack 3 Should I back up my files before installing this update? I know it says on the description to back up, but it's just an update. It shouldn't erase my files, right? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en It's still downloading atm. Anyone have SP3 installed? __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

03-30-2008, 09:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,043	oh, it's not. i'll just wait for the final one then... EDIT: any word on a release date for the final version? __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076 Last edited by jnskyliner34; 03-30-2008 at 09:19 AM.

03-30-2008, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Vizy93 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: LA, Westside Age: 14 Posts: 2,163	Ok so i did some searching. Found this: "Microsoft has announced that it plans to release Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) in the second half of April 2008.[30] A feature set overview has been posted by Microsoft[31] and details new features available separately as standalone updates to Windows XP, as well as features backported from Windows Vista, such as black hole router detection, Network Access Protection and Windows Imaging Component. According to a file released with the early beta version and relayed onto the Internet there are a total of 1,073 fixes in SP3.[32]" found on wiki-2-the-pedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP#Service_Pack_3 __________________ RnB Session- get updated Hulu- TV quality clips/shows/movies My Slurpee Cup- life's elixir

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04-04-2008, 09:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
apocalyptic New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8	It´s still beta. I installed it. But not enough stable. If you think that all the changes that Microsoft is introducing with Windows XP Service Pack 3 are included into the official overview of the refresh, then you are sadly mistaking. The fact of the matter is that there is simply more than meets the eye, with the third and final service pack for XP, and changes run deep under the hood of the operating system. And while the Redmond company has illustrated the evolution to SP3 by referencing the addition of such functionality, as the MMC 3.0 framework, MSXML6, Windows Installer 3.1 v2, Background Intelligent Transfer Service 2.5, IPsec Simple Policy Update for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, Digital Identity Management Service, Peer Name Resolution Protocol, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, "Black Hole" Router Detection, Network Access Protection and Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module, it has also managed to leave out additional details concerning other areas of the platform. "Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates and hotfixes. It also includes select out-of-band releases, and a small number of new enhancements, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.(...) Microsoft is not adding significant functionality from newer versions of Windows, such as Windows Vista, to Windows XP through XP SP3. [However] SP3 does include Network Access Protection (NAP) to help organizations that use Windows XP to take advantage of new features in the Windows Server 2008 operating system", Microsoft revealed in the service pack's overview. You will not get any visual upgrade. Visually it's almost same like SP2 or SP1. But, XP SP3 also brings to the table modifications impacting the DCE/RPC - Distributed Computing Environment/Remote Procedure Call. A detailed comparison of the modifications between DCERPC services on XP SP2 and XP SP3 (release candidate) has been published on Full Disclosure. And while the document is mostly unintelligible outside of professionals, Microsoft managed to detail the XP SP3 range check, denying that it was hiding an overflow condition. __________________ Angel

03-30-2008, 11:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Flar0n Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 89	Lol when did SP3 come out for XP? Maybe I don't read enough OS forums/ news.

04-04-2008, 09:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
hackapelite Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Solicitor's office Posts: 951	^^ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Micro...es-75673.shtml I'm obsessed with googling for stuff that seems copy-pasted... __________________ BY READING THE ABOVE POST, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: "The above post is provided solely for entertainment purposes and is not to be taken as professional advice. Therefore, I shall not be held responsible for any damage or losses that are result from anything I have posted, to the extent applicable by law. In the unlikely event that I CAN be held responsible, I have never been here, I am not here, and I will never be here, and it will be highly questionable whether I even exist."

04-04-2008, 09:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
apocalyptic New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8	SO? Anyone who has little knowledge about internet, can easily get, that is copy pasted lOl. Btw, I copy paste it from Computer Society, that copied from Softpedia. lOl. __________________ Angel

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