Although a Microsoft manager had mentioned that XP SP3 would arrive "shortly" to Automatic Updates on Monday, the timetable became specific as the company quietly said today it would release the upgrade on Thursday at 10 a.m. PDT. Microsoft will add Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to Windows Update at that time, and trigger its automatic download and installation for users who have left the operating system's update service at its default "Automatic (recommended)" setting.

"Updated applicability rules and updated metadata to target the update to Automatic Update channel," read a Microsoft support document revised Tuesday after the company unveiled its monthly security patches . "The Automatic Update change will be published at 10:00 A.M. on July 10." Microsoft delayed the distribution of Windows XP SP3 twice this spring, but the July 10 date seems firm; it was included in the cumulative list of all updates available via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), the server-side update tool many businesses use, as well as via the client-side Windows Update (WU) and Microsoft Update Web-based services. A Microsoft spokeswoman, however, was not able to immediately confirm that July 10 will, in fact, be XP SP3's automatic update debut.

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Kupo-Cheer on 09 Jul 2008 - 05:25
Happy birthday to me.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by compusmart2k4 on 09 Jul 2008 - 05:58
It's about time.... took them long enough... As I was getting rather sick of having to go to their update site and sit for several minutes on end when setting up new XP machines at work just to download and install SP3... that's less wasted time on my end...
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by Unplugged on 09 Jul 2008 - 07:45
Even less if you slipstream the SP and install it from the get go
(4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Airlink on 09 Jul 2008 - 07:08
Cue ominous music from MS haters.... now.
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by Unplugged on 09 Jul 2008 - 07:45
MACs don't need updates. So glad I dont have to spend hours downloading patches and shizzle
Quote this comment #3.2 Posted by lol911 on 09 Jul 2008 - 12:51
Oh yeah that's right. With a MAC you don't get updates, you just buy an entire new machine when an "update" is available.
Quote this comment #3.3 Posted by vetneufuse on 09 Jul 2008 - 15:43
(Unplugged said @ #3.1)
MACs don't need updates. So glad I dont have to spend hours downloading patches and shizzle


Yeah that 420 MB "Upgrade" Apple sent me last month was a nice "Upgrade" glad there are no "updates" for Mac
Quote this comment #3.4 Posted by Unplugged on 10 Jul 2008 - 08:00
(lol911 said @ #3.2)
Oh yeah that's right. With a MAC you don't get updates, you just buy an entire new machine when an "update" is available.


Basically yes who wants old technology anyway
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Michael1406 on 09 Jul 2008 - 10:33
All this means for me is that I have to re-download replacer to use themes again.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by tsupersonic on 09 Jul 2008 - 13:18
Excellent
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