Re: window xp service pack 3

I wasn't aware that MS considers XP obsolete. That would be reading more into MS's statements than they themselves have said. XP is still in active support, after all. New features are still possible. SP3 is a major project.

If anyone is considering XP obsolete it is the computer manufacturer's who are only shipping Vista preinstalled and not writing XP drivers for their new systems for those who still prefer XP. I'm not criticizing them for making such a business decision, but it is a statement on their part that XP is obsolete. They are saying to their customers that "it is time to move on." Hopefully their customers who want XP will move on...to another brand.

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Colin Barnhorst added these comments in the current discussion
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SP3 seems to improve performance (those are the TechBeta
testers' reports) and networking is better. I like it better
than SP2 for those reasons. You'll probably pick up 5% to 10%
in performance in some tasks. Depends on what you do.

First mention I've seen of a real benefit. Thanks. I am surprised,
though, that MS would spend time on what they believe is an
obsolete O/S trying to speed it up.

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HP, aka Jerry

"Surely you jest - and don't call me Shirley!" - from the movie
"Airplane!"

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