Windows XP SP3 Beta 3205 Analysis

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For those of you following this stuff, NeoSmart has a breakdown of the fixes and features found in the latest Windows XP SP3 beta build (3205).

Following our coverage of the Windows XP SP3 beta leak almost a month ago in August, here’s some more info on the official beta, which just had its first authorized distributable released earlier today. Say hello to Windows XP SP3, build 3205!
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hmm page doesnt want to load for me. i hope sp3 does good for xp i dont feel like switching to vista anytime soon. Unless i do a full computer upgrade
 
luke51087 said:
hmm page doesnt want to load for me. i hope sp3 does good for xp i dont feel like switching to vista anytime soon. Unless i do a full computer upgrade
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FromPage said:
Contrary to popular belief, Windows XP SP3 does ship with all-new features - not just patches and hotfixes, most of them backported from Windows Vista:

* New Windows Product Activation model: no need to enter product key during setup. Thank God for that!
* Network Access Protection modules and policies have been brought to XP after being one of the more-well-received features in Windows Vista. You can read more about NAP here.
* New Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module - the Windows XP SP3 kernel now includes an entire module that provides easy access to multiple cryptographic algorithms and is available for use in kernel-mode drivers and services.
* New “Black Hole Router” detection - Windows XP SP3 can detect and protect against rogue routers that are discarding data.

Windows XP SP3 is compatible with all versions of Windows x86, included Embedded, Fundamentals, Start, Professional, Media Center, and Home Editions.

Windows XP SP3 now contains 1,073 patches/hotfixes, not including those in previous service packs. Of the 1,073 included updates, 114 are for security-related issues. The remainder are updates to performance & reliability, bugfixes, improvements to kernel-mode driver modules, and many BSOD fixes.

As with Service Pack 2, these include both previously publicly-available updates (whether through support.microsoft.com or via Windows Update) as well as any and all privately-redistributed updates for select customers or partners with specific problems/scenarios.

The first included update: KB123456 (April 7, 2006). The last: KB942367 (September 29, 2007).

We’re checking with our MS contacts if we can provide you with the actual comprehensive list of updates included in Windows XP SP3, along with their descriptions and KB article links.
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Now just have to wait for DX10 to go to xp as well ;D (kidding!)
 
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actually i cant wait for sp3, im tired of dl/installing those 5 million patches when doing a fresh install of xp
 
A day late, and a dollar short. By the time we get this we will also have Vista SP1, at which point Vista will be fast, stable, and a worthy XP successor.

Techx said:
actually i cant wait for sp3, im tired of dl/installing those 5 million patches when doing a fresh install of xp
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Easy solution: stop installing XP. :p
 
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