Joy! The 3rd service pack for the oh-so-behind-the-times operating system, Windows XP, has officially been confirmed by Microsoft according to FixMyXP. The service pack is expected to ship after the next generation OS, Vista, is released in the latter part of 2006. Unofficial fixes that are expected to be included in SP3 can be found at TheHotFix.net.
April 23, 2008 at 8:11 pm
We have been getting bad feedback from users that have installed the Windows XP SP3. One of the biggest complaints is Microsoft did not include Direct X 10. The service pack employs many features of Vista and seems to turn your current version of XP into a steppingstone for purchasing a full copy of Vista. Please be sure your current computer programs will be able to handle the transition to SP3 or you may not be able to use them anymore.