Hey Mullies
WE all love Win XP. I now use Vista most of the time but I would never recommend upgrading a machine to Vista. Next time you buy a new machine get Vista but in the meantime stick with Win XP.
The good news is that MS are about to release a Service Pack # 3 for XP. This service pack "includes all patches, bug fixes and security updates ever released" for XP. So it will be easy to make an updated XP install CD which will have all the patches and fixes up to the date of release.
Please note this is a Release Candidate only - so it is probably fine but I would wait another 2 or 3 weeks till it goes gold before proceeding.
"Slipstreaming" the Service Pack with the original CD is not too hard - maybe we could show that soon at Mullies. It might be time to do a refresh/reinstall of XP just to keep your system running along nicely and catching up any patches or updates you may have missed.
Once the Service Pack is finalised I will download it and make a CD copy for anyone who wants one.
Cheers
MATT
Microsoft has just added the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (release candidate) installer to their download website.
This Windows XP SP3 installer weighs around 336 MB and includes all patches, bug fixes and security updates ever released by Microsoft since the launch of Windows XP OS.
Nothing major introduced in XP SP3 but there’s a new activation scheme which will not require a product key during XP installation on a new machine.
And unlike XP SP1 or SP2, you can easily uninstall XP SP3 from your PC using the Add Remove programs module.
Release notes for XP SP3
Download Link [windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe]
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