Chris Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Microsoft delivers yet another updated XP SP3 RC 2 test build Today in fact ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 They must be getting problems with it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarthy © ® ™ Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh DownloadMicrosoft is allowing Windows XP Service Pack 2 machines to be offered Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh via Windows Update. You may also download standalone update packages for Windows XP SP3 RC2, in English, German, and/or Japanese. Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be offered on Windows Update when Service Pack 3 releases in the first half of 2008.To obtain RC2 via Windows Update, download the script and run it on a machine currently running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The script sets a registry key on your system. The registry key is required for Windows Update to recognize your machine as a valid target for Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2 Refresh.Versions of Windows XP Service Pack 3 prior to Release Candidate 2 should be removed before attempting to use the registry key. Windows Update will not offer Release Candidate 2 to machines with previous versions of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta.It is recommended that you apply the resulting update package to an activated, genuine copy of Windows XP, in a test environment. As with any pre-release software, it is also recommended that you back up files and settings on your machine before applying this update package.Alternatively, you may choose to download the standalone update packages for Windows XP SP3 RC2, in English (ENU), German (DEU), and/or Japanese (JPN).Important: Windows Service Pack 2 is required in order to install this preview. Please uninstall any previous beta release of Service Pack 3 before installing SP3 RC2.Download: Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 RefreshHomepage: Microsoft Windows UpdateSource - MSFN.org ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 This whole discussion is also another reason why (like many others) I don't allow automatic updates of any software.Are you saying you don't let your anti-virus and anti-spyware software not automatically update themselves? That you rather do it manually?That's right; remember our discussion some months back about the unreliability of electrical supply and internet connections plus the prevalence of sudden electrical storms out here in Sri Lanka?And here's another reason not to have automatic updates, at least for Windows anyway (it's from zdnet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarthy © ® ™ Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 SourceWindows XP SP3 Release DatesWith Service Pack 3 for Windows XP just over the horizon, we've managed to get our hands on the internal schedule for the release of the highly anticipated update to the aging operating system. As you can see in the list below, most of the stages will occur before the end of the month, though forced automatic updates won't land until June. This delay should give system administrators an ample amount of time to prepare for the upgrade or simply come up with an excuse for when things go awry. * April 14, 2008: Support is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP * April 21, 2008: Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and MSDN and TechNet subscribers * April 29, 2008: Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center * June 10, 2008: Automatic Updates;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I hope they send me the CD/DVD on April 21, as the 29th is a holiday here. Ah, but then, "Update Tuesday" is always on Wednesday anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 You can download it on Tuesday, yes that's right a week on Tuesday. :Phttp://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPo...3&SiteID=17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I already have the MSDN DVD somewhere; I just don't have the time to go through the procedure this week B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Procedure?It's not on MSDN/Technet, yet...MSDN/Technet - Not yet. This will be available within the next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Next week never seems to come. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Procedure?It's not on MSDN/Technet, yet...See this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 But what about this: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPo...0&SiteID=17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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