Tech ARP - Secret Pre-Release Details On Windows XP Service Pack 3

	Date :	27 April 2008
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Secret Pre-Release Details On Windows XP Service Pack 3

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Other Known Issues

Issues	KB
Address Bar on taskbar missing. This is no longer available at the request of the US Department Of Justice (DOJ)	KB Pending
DST (Daylight Saving Time) update not included in SP3. The update will be released after Service Pack 3	KB Pending
Service Pack 3 cannot be installed on Windows XP RTM. Service Pack 3 must be installed on Windows XP SP1/ SP2	KB936929
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 users must upgrade to SP2 before applying SP3.	KB Pending
Files and settings transfer wizard requires hotfix when transferring files between SP2 and SP3. Otherwise, this error message will appear - "Your migration store was created with a previous version of Files and Settings Transfer Wizard".	KB950728
Creation of SP3 slipstream media not supported on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) slipstream media may not be installed correctly when you use the "/integrate" option on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer	KB950722
Keyless Install is now supported with integrated builds – may increase product activation failures.	NA
Windows XP SP3 is for x86 editions of Windows XP only. The x64 editions of Windows XP were serviced by Windows Server 2003 SP2.	Included in the release notes

Conclusion

There you have it - details on Microsoft's upcoming Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, and key issues affecting it. We hope it will help you plan ahead for the upgrade. Good luck and have fun with SP3 when it arrives!

Do note that information in this article were taken from an internal Microsoft document and are the official, final details on Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. Although some of the information in this article may have already been leaked earlier, they have only now been confirmed after Service Pack 3 was officially declared final (RTM) on April 21, 2008.

Here are other Microsoft-related articles :

Page	Topic
1.	Introduction
2.	What Is Windows XP SP3? How Big Is Service Pack 3?
3.	New Features In Service Pack 3
4.	Previously Available Features In Service Pack 3
5.	Top 5 Reasons For Installation Failures
6.	Issues With Internet Explorer Application Compatibility
7.	Other Known Issues Conclusions

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Date	Revision	Revision History
27-04-2008	1.0	Initial Release.

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