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Title: Windows XP SP3
Post by: Liam on February 22, 2008, 09:03:33 AM
Morning All,

Looks like Windows XP SP3 RC2 is now avaliable to download,

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=75ed934c-8423-4386-ad98-36b124a720aa&DisplayLang=en

OR

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=114f3599-12af-42b2-aab1-b969a62c68a7&displaylang=en Via Windows Update.

Liam
Title: Re:Windows XP SP3
Post by: Beaker on February 22, 2008, 09:48:18 AM
on download form my ex-Vista from the shop Laptop :)
Title: Windows XP SP3
Post by: Mardoni on February 22, 2008, 17:15:25 PM
Let me know if you run into any problems. Ive got to schedule an on-mass rollout to around 200 desktops and i dont have time to test it just yet :s
Title: Re:Windows XP SP3
Post by: Liam on February 22, 2008, 17:20:38 PM
Im still in 2 minds weather to test it or not, from what i hear all the current windows updates are packed into it etc. but im gonna read more on it.

Liam
Title: Re:Windows XP SP3
Post by: Beaker on February 22, 2008, 21:41:15 PM
works OK, this is on XP home, and i cant find any differences at the moment.  
Title: Re:Windows XP SP3
Post by: Serious on February 23, 2008, 03:22:07 AM
Its the release candidate, Im already using it.
Title: Windows XP SP3
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on February 23, 2008, 08:36:01 AM
Im waiting for it to go gold. :)
Title: Re:Windows XP SP3
Post by: Liam on February 23, 2008, 10:09:21 AM
Quote from: SeriousIts the release candidate, Im already using it.

Iv read that if you already have an older RC version (do you have version 3300)?, its best to start again and install windows from scratch before you install the latest RC version (i think its 3311)

Liam
Title: Re:Windows XP SP3
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on February 23, 2008, 10:11:02 AM
Quote from: Liam
Quote from: SeriousIts the release candidate, Im already using it.

Iv read that if you already have an older RC version (do you have version 3300)?, its best to start again and install windows from scratch before you install the latest RC version (i think its 3311)

Liam

Well you have to uninstall the old one at the very least, so meh maybe its someone going a bit overboard. All the updates it applies should all come off quite easily using add and remove, you should in theory have nothing to do.