Windows XP SP3 Coming Soon

[cynthia]

You have to wait...

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3262170&SiteID=17

[atifsh]

well its already on public servers, they just didnt posted the links.... chewy already posted the direct links in other post.

[Chewy]

someone leaked it from the developer network, where it wasn't even going to be released

then it hit a more open page, then was pulled from the web page but the link is still active

case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing

WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe 316MB
digital signed by microsoft april 14 2008

born on date

I wonder how many builds they will have of this final RTM?

[paglamon]

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4323.html

The consensus is that build 5512 is final. I have installed it 2 days back. So far no problem.

[Chewy]

how big is your windows folder now?

[paglamon]

[Chewy]

Mine is just slightly smaller after removing all the pre sp3 backups

sp3 has added about a gig to it

[atifsh]

Mine is just slightly smaller after removing all the pre sp3 backups

sp3 has added about a gig to it

maybe paglamon's temp folder kicking in few mb's..... iv seen many ppl hardly ever checking how large their temp folder is. usually they see temp in windows dir. but actual temp will come typing "temp" in run. just incase few ppl dont know that .

[Chewy]

I removed 80 some post sp2 uninstaller files, took forever with a custom program I found, one at a time

[atifsh]

same here i dont understand that, why program installers need to leave those, once i deleted all the uninstallers aand found i cant uninstall any program i install so now i leave them alone.

it should be some uninstall data provided in install directory so when i need to uninstall it will be cleanly uninstall.....
1: MSOCache 528 mb [iv applied all the patches and i have the installer why i need that]
2: different installers 600 mb

1 gb of space wasted.....