Vista SP1 and XP SP3 public release expected this week

[Tarun]

Microsoft is poised to release Windows Vista Service Pack (SP1) to the retail channel this week. And the final release-to-manufacturing (RTM) of Windows XP SP3 is not far behind, according to testing sources. Amazon.com has published to its site Vista SP1 availability dates of Wednesday March 19. (Thanks to Computerworld for spotting Amazon’s SP1 availability notice.)

Microsoft officials have been saying for the past few weeks to expect Microsoft to release Vista SP1 through retail channels and via Windows Update in mid-March. Even though Microsoft released Vista SP1 to manufacturing in early February — and (after user protest) delivered the final SP1 bits to its TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers a couple of weeks after that — company officials said they were holding back on making the service pack more broadly available due to driver-installation problems.

Meanwhile, Microsoft has removed XP SP3 from its private Connect test site, according to testers who requested anonymity, in preparation for the delivery of the final XP SP3 bits. Over the weekend of March 15, another new test build of XP SP3 leaked out. The latest XP SP3 build, No. 5503, was available on torrent sites over the weekend, testers said.

Source: MSFN.org

Link: Lunarsoft Frontpage

[Eldmannen]

I look forward to SP3 for XP. :)

[Ultimate Predator]

I look forward to SP3 for XP.

And SP1 for Vista.

[Eldmannen]

I look forward to SP3 for XP.

And SP1 for Vista.

Not me.

I don't use Vista, and most likely wont either.

I am mostly using Ubuntu these days.

Closed-source, proprietary platforms with DRM, product activation, WGA, license keys, restrictive draconian licenses, etc does not appeal to me.

[Ultimate Predator]

I look forward to SP3 for XP.

And SP1 for Vista.

Not me.

I don't use Vista, and most likely wont either.

I am mostly using Ubuntu these days.

Closed-source, proprietary platforms with DRM, product activation, WGA, license keys, restrictive draconian licenses, etc does not appeal to me.

I know how you feel. I do plan in the future in getting Ubuntu, as I said before in another topic, but my laptop came with Vista pre-installed, and so far it does everything I need it to, and I don't wanna risk deleting data to try and get Ubuntu on there. But after uni, already pan on getting a Dell pre-installed Ubuntu laptop.

[Eldmannen]

I know how you feel. I do plan in the future in getting Ubuntu, as I said before in another topic, but my laptop came with Vista pre-installed, and so far it does everything I need it to, and I don't wanna risk deleting data to try and get Ubuntu on there. But after uni, already pan on getting a Dell pre-installed Ubuntu laptop.

I know what you mean.

When something works, you often don't want todo something big like install an operating system.

But you really should have a backup anyways.

Dell pre-installed Ubuntu laptop sounds nice, then you don't have to install it yourself.

[Ultimate Predator]

I know how you feel. I do plan in the future in getting Ubuntu, as I said before in another topic, but my laptop came with Vista pre-installed, and so far it does everything I need it to, and I don't wanna risk deleting data to try and get Ubuntu on there. But after uni, already pan on getting a Dell pre-installed Ubuntu laptop.

I know what you mean.

When something works, you often don't want todo something big like install an operating system.

But you really should have a backup anyways.

Dell pre-installed Ubuntu laptop sounds nice, then you don't have to install it yourself.

Yes, the Dell sounds good, and I also it gives me comfort that all the hardware and what not works perfectly with it. I do plan on installing Ubuntu, just not yet.