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Windows XP SP3 RTM

Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:18:45 PM #51414 Perm Link

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»Windows XP SP3 RTM

That's right. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68c48dad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en">The download is almost ready</a>. Windows XP is now at SP3. And yet, does anyone care? Ubuntu 8.04 is coming in 3 days!

That's not the best part. The overview has two files for download. A PDF and whatever a XPS file is. I'm assuming XPS is Microsoft's answer to PDF.

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Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3.pdf 428 KB
Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3.xps 634 KB

So the XPS is bigger than the PDF. Nice job Microsoft.

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Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:07:03 PM #51415 Perm Link

You are right about the XPS thing.

However, I disagree with the "meh" attitude towards SP3. This at the very least shows a huge majority of people who have shied away from Vista due to it being Vista that Microsoft is at least willing to compromise. While they won't give you the super features Vista has, they also won't dump support for the operating system any time soon.

Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!

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Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:12:50 PM #51416 Perm Link

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My "meh" attitude is due to the fact that I don't run Windows at all and am happily awaiting the release of 8.04.

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Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:21:12 PM #51417 Perm Link

Fair enough.

Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:41:20 PM #51435 Perm Link

If The New Ubuntu supports my Graphics card i will at least do a duel boot Razz

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:37:32 PM #51439 Perm Link

In response to Tetrodotoxin #51435

What card would that be?

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:50:22 PM #51443 Perm Link

EVGA 8800GT (512-P3-N801-AR)

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:57:01 PM #51444 Perm Link

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Nvidia's own binary drives work with that.

Even the older versions of Ubuntu can install those drivers with ease.

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:42:04 PM #51447 Perm Link

Well...
If i try and boot the live cd the visuals get all garbally and don't work
even on a virtual pc.

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