Service Pack 3 for XP
Microsoft seems to be going beta crazy for Windows at the moment with its small scale beta releases of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. While rumors persist that both betas have already been leaked to the Internet, it is obvious that Microsoft is accelerating the process of getting both of these Service Packs out the door.

As for Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, this is the first that we have heard about it since Microsoft announced some time ago that it was in the pipeline. What we know at this time is that it is said to contain fixes for over 900 reported problems.

Many of these 900 fixes, however, have been resolved in post SP2 hotfixes and such, so it isn’t all “new.” The new Service Pack is said to weigh in at around 350MB. As for new features, we have not heard any whispers of anything new to be included with Service Pack 3, but that could change as we get closer to its release.
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