Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate

[cookie_monster]

It's so close i can almost touch it.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w...7c953a761.aspx

[zag]

nice document showing the release notes.

Shame they don't include IE7 as standard

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...20Pack%203.pdf

[PEO]

looks like there is a few updates there to bring xp in line ready for server 2008.

[Geoff]

Is there a release date yet?

[PEO]

@ Geoff

I've hunted around for the release date but looks like microsoft are keeping that to them selfs. I think its going to be jan 2008. Some people seem to think it was leaked last year.

[joe90bass]

Is there a release date yet?

For TechNet subscribers, Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download. Windows XP SP3 will be a rollup that includes all previously released updates for Windows XP, including security updates, out-of-band releases, and hotfixes. It contains a small number of new updates, but should not significantly change the Windows XP experience.

[cookie_monster]

They say Q1 which gives them scope to push it back if they feel they need to antagonise XP users a bit more. As it's mainly a collection of tested patches it really should be a matter of weeks after RC especially as it doesn't include IE7 quite a few places still haven't deployed IE7 so MS would make a few people V unhappy if they forced it on them.

[mattx]

I take it with NAP there will be some ADMs to DL and install for 2003 server....
Just checking and I can't locate any in my Technet....
Why do MS make things so god darn hard to locate..........

[Geoff]

I'd imagine the SP updates the existing ADM templates on the XP machine (They live in C:\Windows\Inf).

[intrigue]

Does this mean i wont have 88 updates after installing windows XP with service pack 2 incuded?

Thanks

Matt

[Geoff]

If you make a new disc with SP3 slipstreamed in, you will have hardly any updates to install.

[cookie_monster]

Yep i can't wait we use RIS to deploy XP SP2 we slipstreamed a few updates in like Windows Installer 3 and BITS 2.0 but i can't be bothered with all 88 but it's taking longer and longer to pull all the updates from WSUS after install. I'll be updating the images to SP3 asap well after testing of course :-)

[mattx]

If you make a new disc with SP3 slipstreamed in...

Indeed, thats why its at the top of my 'to do' list !!

[ChrisH]

Yep i can't wait we use RIS to deploy XP SP2 we slipstreamed a few updates in like Windows Installer 3 and BITS 2.0 but i can't be bothered with all 88 but it's taking longer and longer to pull all the updates from WSUS after install. I'll be updating the images to SP3 asap well after testing of course :-)

You need to use something to slipstream the updates. I havent done ours for ages but I only need 40 odd after RIS.

[cookie_monster]

"we slipstreamed a few updates in like Windows Installer 3 and BITS 2.0 "

We used the standard MS switches on the RIS server and it updates the image, i just can't be bothered to write a qchain file to do them all with SP3 near.