Windows XP Sp3?

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http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,122871,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp

Weird...

I'm not gonna upgrade this time for sure! :-/

Did you guys not notice the date of this article?

"Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service
Wednesday, October 05, 2005"

I wouldn't worry about it. :)

> Wednesday, October 05, 2005"

That's my birthday :D

> Wednesday, October 05, 2005"

That's my birthday :D
You're only 6 months old?? o.O

Well, we have another amazing fact now...

Actually, I think there may be some truth in this - and the date shown probably enforces this. I remember seeing a collection of 3rd party utilities that was loosely labeled 'Service Pack 3' - it was not a Microsoft product and was not meant to be confused as one - other than meant to be a 3rd party utility pack after SP2 was released - for example, I am sure ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm was put in the pack because the Windows firewall in SP2 did a poor job with outgoing connections - etc, etc. It was basically a collection of software that was deemed to do the job better than Microsoft software or to plug the holes in Microsoft products.

IN FACT. I am now holding in my hand a Service Pack 3 CD.

PC Format - the UK computer games magazine - produce a very Microsoft-looking CD - it was labeled as 'Service Pack 3' and they gave it away on their Christmas 2004 edition. I would assume that considering the title of the CD and the Microsoft-looking image on the CD, that Microsoft were probably not very happy about it.

> You're only 6 months old?? o.O

Not the date, Birth'DAY'. :)