Re: service pack 3 release date

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don't worry, i'm not making the mistake. not on this. i'm just hoping for
the best. afterall XP is better than vista....lol. vista just has bugs that
need to be worked out then maybe it can be labeled as a better operating
system. but thats just my opinion of it.
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:42:28 -0400, "Steven Wabik"
<Stevenw45@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

well, thanks. i asked this in the news groups about 4 or more months back
when i was beta testing vista and someone said the 2nd half of 2008. does
microsoft keep changing thier mind on this like every few weeks or
something? just wondering.


No, it doesn't. Do not make the common mistake of confusing an
estimate of when something will be available with a promise.



i really hope service pack 3 comes out soon. i realy need it. right now
there feels like there are like 100 or so downloads after sp2 is
installed.
and not everything seems to be availible on windows update. some you
either
have to call for or you have to go to the microsoft download center and
search for.

"Tony Meloche" <bombarde@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Steven Wabik wrote:
does anyone know when the extimated release date of service pack 3
will
be and what the possible included features updates might be if any?

This is asked about 4-5 times a week, so I'll give you the short form:

Microsoft says release is *scheduled* for "1st quarter of 2008".

The overwhelming majority of it will be fixes and patches that have
been
downloading through Windows Update all along - if your computer is set
up
for automatic download.

I'm not clear myself on what else may be in it.

TOny


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