Windows XP (official) SP3 Pushed to 2008.

[anandk]

Microsoft has further delayed the release of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, moving expected availability from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2008. The change came silently in an update to the company's service pack roadmap.

*www.betanews.com/article/Windows_XP_SP3_Pushed_to_2008/1161282900

 

[Sourabh]

Dont we just love these service packs! I don't know why but there is a sense of disbelief everytime there is an delay for the SP3. Whatever be the reason behind the delays - since SP3 is gonna be like the last real support for Windows XP definitely. MS must be too busy fine tuning vista, delaying the service pack for XP. And in a way, its their way of saying - Vista is here, What are you waiting for?

The only reason I am waiting for SP3 would be to save me some effort integrating ryan's post sp2 updates everytime!

 

[iMav]

well yeah they will be concentrating on getting most ppl to buy vista hence they will push the release of sp3 back .... btw i saw original xp professional still costs 12.5k .... wonder wat vista will cost.......

 

[kumarmohit]

Sigh.. Man Microsoft is JLT, u get a new baby you forget the older ones..

 

[iMav]

Sigh.. Man Microsoft is JLT, u get a new baby you forget the older ones..

..... ur wrong windows 98 support was discontinued earlier this week ..... so it wud be unfair to accuse MS of forgetting older OS ..... they hav only pushed it back so that Vista sales will increase .... they havnt forgotten it

 

[techtronic]

Informative Post

 

[hemant_mathur]

Sigh .. yet another delay from MS

 

[sabret00the]

I wonder hw many people r actually gonna stick to XP when the SP3 if all gets launched in 2008?

 

[dIgItaL_BrAt]

as a wild guess,i'll say lots....not everyone will feel the pressing need to upgrade to Vista.

 

[drvarunmehta]

Who cares? I find XP to be very stable with SP2.

 

[Tech Geek]

Bad news for the XP users

 

[hmmmmmmmmmmmmm]

MS r alwayzz Delay Better use Linux

 

[aakash_mishra]

Thanx anandk my friend wasn't believing that SP 3 has been delayed i have sent this link to them. Now they might be searching glue to stick their broken hearts...........

 

[zodiac_511]

I dont think many of us will be able to spend so much on Vista but there is the other option rite?

 

[anispace]

Who cares? I find XP to be very stable with SP2.

yeah really XP with SP2 is very stable. Believe it or not i havnt had any probs with XP, although its been more than a year since i got my HP Pavilion preinstalled with XP+SP2. I just dont get it why people still grumble about stability. Windows XP is the best thing for a home user.... cant say the same about servers though.

 

[sree_shan]

yup......
it is a bad news 4 the users of windows and who r waiting for SP3.....
but i think they r presently enjoying with the vista....
any way i use both windows and as well as linux.
so no problem 4 me .....

 

[Suhas M]

Not surprising. Better to migrate to Linux