Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 21st Apr 2008 17:53 UTC, submitted by mikemuch
Despite Microsoft's obvious focus on selling Windows Vista to its customers, it hasn't yet forgotten about all those people out there that still use Windows XP (personally, I use Windows XP MCE 2005). The company has confirmed it has finally 'released to manufacturing' the third service pack to Windows XP - 7 years after the operating system's original release.
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Member since:2006-06-12
SP4 for XP? I wonder if that will ever happen. I doubt that...if it takes 3 years or so to do a Service Pack, that means XP would be 10 years old before SP4. You would hope Vista would be the main OS for Windows consumers by that point.
On a funny note, that would be like releasing a Service Pack for Windows 98 this year.
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I would be really sad to see XP reach EOL to be honest. It has been a great run for me with that OS. Sure I am using XP 64 bit now but it had turned in to quite a solid OS over the years. Heres to hoping that SP3 makes it even better...though it seems its more of a patch rollup than anything else. SP4 anyone? 
Solid OS?
You probably just don't know any better and I feel sorry for you.
OS is not solid when even its "safe mode" is not safe.
I was cleaning one of those "trendy" Virusheat badboys yesterday on someone's computer and the thing is starting even in safe mode.
Windows is really a pinacle of bad software engineering.
Then again, this is still the "dark age" of computing.
Member since:2005-07-06
"I would be really sad to see XP reach EOL to be honest. It has been a great run for me with that OS. Sure I am using XP 64 bit now but it had turned in to quite a solid OS over the years. Heres to hoping that SP3 makes it even better...though it seems its more of a patch rollup than anything else. SP4 anyone?
Solid OS?
You probably just don't know any better and I feel sorry for you.
OS is not solid when even its "safe mode" is not safe.
I was cleaning one of those "trendy" Virusheat badboys yesterday on someone's computer and the thing is starting even in safe mode.
Windows is really a pinacle of bad software engineering.
Then again, this is still the "dark age" of computing. "
It never fails that here at OSNews someone says they're happy with Windows, someone else has to chime in with their sob story of how they had to deal with viruses/spyware.
In the hands of a competent computer user, Windows XP is a safe operating system, and is quite powerful.
In the hands of an ignorant user, yes, it can be a problem.
Please, there's no need to "feel sorry" for someone happy with their OS, and certainly no need to use a condescending tone to another OSNews member.
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2005-07-09
I would be really sad to see XP reach EOL to be honest. It has been a great run for me with that OS. Sure I am using XP 64 bit now but it had turned in to quite a solid OS over the years. Heres to hoping that SP3 makes it even better...though it seems its more of a patch rollup than anything else. SP4 anyone?