AndyMarquisLIVE
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Windows XP: Service Pack 3
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AndyMarquisLIVE
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BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! 
Microsoft Delays Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Security Fix
The list of software Microsoft delays the release of at the last minute is longer than the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Microsoft Delays Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Security Fix
The list of software Microsoft delays the release of at the last minute is longer than the Dead Sea Scrolls.
clevalley
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We need to go to Vista. That will solve everything.
Because when I'm forced to go to Vista, I'll go Mac. Again.
My brother says "Once you go Mac you never go back!"
I heard a nasty rumor... Vista was suppose to be MS's last O/S release for some period of time, but since it did not take off like they thought another is in the works - O/S 2008...
I got this from a reliable source - has anyone else heard this?
Floyd2004
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My brother says "Once you go Mac you never go back!"
Im a firm PC user... Not saying ones better than the other. Its just that just about everyone and everything is on PC.
My main reason is the software and games.
Mac reminds me of a retarded Linux really. I put Linux on a space PC and right after install took it right back off because I couldnt use anything from my other PCs on it.
R
RadioPatrol
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It Linux NOT Windows ... of course your programs will not work ..... Unless your running WINE ......
The_Twisted_Ear
A proud Conservative!
Floyd2004
-Void-
It Linux NOT Windows ... of course your programs will not work ..... Unless your running WINE ......
Haha yea I know but with everyone saying dont knock it untill you try it... I tried it. I couldnt use anything that I love so back to Windows for me.
RPMDAD
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It's Here
Windows XP Service Pack 3 released today and available on Windows Update site
Jim
Where is it?
Windows XP Service Pack 3 released today and available on Windows Update site
Jim
RPMDAD
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XP Service Pack 3 ( Supposed Differences )
This is a quote off of Paul Thurrott's web site ( Windows IT Pro Super Site for Windows ) Disclaimer This is a quote no personal knowlwdge, when i made the post i had been running Windows updates at work and the XP Service pack 3 did not even show up today until about 1400, due to production environment did not download it to any machine today until tested out in a test system/environment, occasionally windows updates don't play nice with application software.
"What are these new features I keep hearing about?
A: Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not include any major new features, but it will include four minor new features that improve the system's reliability and security. Contrary to reports, Microsoft has been very up-front about these functional additions for quite some time now.
These new features include:
Network Access Protection compatibility. Announced years ago, this feature allows Windows XP machines to interact with the NAP feature in Windows Server 2008. This functionality is built into the RTM version of Windows Vista as well.
Product Key-less install option. As with Windows Vista, new XP with SP3 installs can proceed without entering a product key during Setup.
Kernel Mode Cryptographics Module. A new kernel module that "encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms," according to Microsoft.
"Black hole" router detection algorithm. XP gains the ability to ignore network routers that incorrectly drop certain kinds of network packets. This, too, is a feature of Windows Vista.
And that's about it. Nothing dramatic, as promised."
Jim
Q: That's it? Is there anything else?
Nothing major. Some features have actually been removed, like the taskbar-based Address Bar option.
This is a quote off of Paul Thurrott's web site ( Windows IT Pro Super Site for Windows ) Disclaimer This is a quote no personal knowlwdge, when i made the post i had been running Windows updates at work and the XP Service pack 3 did not even show up today until about 1400, due to production environment did not download it to any machine today until tested out in a test system/environment, occasionally windows updates don't play nice with application software.
"What are these new features I keep hearing about?
A: Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not include any major new features, but it will include four minor new features that improve the system's reliability and security. Contrary to reports, Microsoft has been very up-front about these functional additions for quite some time now.
These new features include:
Network Access Protection compatibility. Announced years ago, this feature allows Windows XP machines to interact with the NAP feature in Windows Server 2008. This functionality is built into the RTM version of Windows Vista as well.
Product Key-less install option. As with Windows Vista, new XP with SP3 installs can proceed without entering a product key during Setup.
Kernel Mode Cryptographics Module. A new kernel module that "encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms," according to Microsoft.
"Black hole" router detection algorithm. XP gains the ability to ignore network routers that incorrectly drop certain kinds of network packets. This, too, is a feature of Windows Vista.
And that's about it. Nothing dramatic, as promised."
Jim
Q: That's it? Is there anything else?
Nothing major. Some features have actually been removed, like the taskbar-based Address Bar option.
The_Twisted_Ear
A proud Conservative!
Downloaded to my desktop (have two systems) and ran - no problems other then it reset a few processes that required ZoneAlarm to acknowledge.
I use Windows XP, Redhat Linux, an iMac with Tiger, and a laptop with VISTA (because that's the only way Dell sold it). VISTA is an absolute miserable piece of crap, slow and tedious -- little more than a lame attempt to copy the iMac interface. If I had time I would downgrade it to XP -- the de facto stable operating system of choice for 9 out of 10 desktop users.
All of the bona fide benchmarks of XP vs VISTA that I have read show that XP is clearly faster for day to day users.
From a business perspective, VISTA is nothing more than an attempt by Microsoft to throw out a new product that would hopefully generate $ billions to increase the company's bottom line, and more importantly (in their minds) elevate the price of their stagnant stock.
All of the bona fide benchmarks of XP vs VISTA that I have read show that XP is clearly faster for day to day users.
From a business perspective, VISTA is nothing more than an attempt by Microsoft to throw out a new product that would hopefully generate $ billions to increase the company's bottom line, and more importantly (in their minds) elevate the price of their stagnant stock.
wmburdette
9/11 - Never Forget!
I have loaded SP3 on my personal machine at home but I'm not ready to roll it out for the enterprise yet. Information Week had an interesting article on SP3 this week.