Whatever Happened to XP SP3?
With continuing delays to the consumer editions of Windows Vista, most of us are making the best of XP.
But weren’t we promised Service Pack 3 (SP 3) for Windows XP before the end of 2006? Well, it hasn’t arrived yet.
I checked the Windows site and found this cryptic notice for the much needed Service Pack :
“SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 1H CY2008. This date is preliminary.”
Do they really mean 2008? They’ve clearly encoded the precise date of release because they don’t know themselves.
The other consideration is that they may have realized that to release a booster for XP now might impact the (presumed) imminent release of Windows Vista to the consumer market.
Maybe Microsoft could firm up that date a little — at the very least remove the code and give us some transparency.
Even, “we don’t know yet” would be preferable to gobbledegook.
I noticed this a few weeks ago when I was putting together a 2007 project roadmap. I couldn’t believe that they let it slip this badly. They must have taken all the SP3 resources off and put them on Vista in order to meet the ship date.
By Greg on January 8th, 2007 at 12:49 am
That’s what I think too, Greg. It’s a poor show for XP users who don’t want to convert immediately, but I suppose they had no choice given the shipping delays.
By John on January 8th, 2007 at 3:37 pm