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Windows XP SP3 released to manufacturers
Microsoft has released Windows XP SP3 to manufacturers, which means it should start making its way to OEM and enterprise customers. What that means for you the consumer is that pretty soon you'll be able to purchase computers running Windows XP SP3 instead of SP2. That is, if Microsoft lets companies continue selling machines running Windows XP after the original June cutoff date.As expected, the final version of Windows XP SP3 will also be available to existing customers through Windows Update on April 29th. The company will also update all of its Windows XP online documentation at that point.
If you can't wait that long, you can go ahead and download the latest release candidate of SP3, which has been available for almost a month now. We've been running it for a while now and it seems pretty stable.
[via ZDNet]
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Subscribe to commentsstevenApr 21st 2008 9:58PM
Is the RC version identical to the final release?
michas_piApr 22nd 2008 6:50AM
No, that's why it's a release candidate. It, too, has bugs that will be fixed in the final version.
That said, I had a ton of trouble with RC2. When my computer idled (not really, I run two copies of Folding@Home) it would randomly BSOD with the wonderfully descriptive "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL". I rolled back to Service Pack 2 and eagerly await Service Pack 3.
kastonieApr 22nd 2008 12:34PM
but will it help my computer run doom?
ShadowMay 5th 2008 1:08PM
That's doubtful.
Doom 3 requires at least a Gig of Ram, a nVIDIA graphics card, and plenty of memory dedicated to games to run without any lag.
I bought Vista, it runs it alright.
My XP still runs Doom 3 better though. With my modifications.
Get an AlienWare computer ;P Just the factory settings will get Doom to run smoothly. Lol
MarkApr 22nd 2008 12:44PM
"No, that's why it's a release candidate. It, too, has bugs that will be fixed in the final version."
Wrong, a release candidate means just what it sounds like, it is deemed ready for release bar any further bugs. If none are found then the last RC is indeed the same as the final.
philosopherdogApr 22nd 2008 3:10PM
Thanx for the info on the RC version. So, I guess the question still remains "is the RC version the same as the final release in this case"? Why update if it turns out to be an outdated version. Anyone have the answer to this?
RPApr 22nd 2008 5:31PM
Release candidate RC2 had bugs, so wait for SP3 next week.
WebslingerApr 22nd 2008 3:09PM
What about user modded themes that work for SP2, will 3 support all of that, and is there any visual changes?