Microsoft said last Thursday that it will put filters in place to make sure AMD-powered PCs susceptible to an “endless reboot” problem can’t receive Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) from the Windows ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out to testers a near-final Release Candidate (RC) build of Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3. Testers said they began pulling down the bits from Microsoft's private download ...

Just over a month after the release of Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 has hit Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone. In other words, it is only available to OEMs. Customers with ...

Microsoft has revealed plans to release a third service pack for its flagship Windows XP operating system. "There will be a Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP," Bernard Ourghanlian, technical and ...

That's right, the third and final major installment in the Windows XP series now has a release candidate available for download by you or I. The download is 336.1MB and includes all previous updates ...

Do you remember the last time Microsoft released a Windows Service Pack without it having leaked all over the interwebs before hand? Well, Windows XP Service Pack 3 won't be one of those. Microsoft ...

The gHacks blog sniffs out some installation files for Windows XP Service Pack 3 hosted on Microsoft's Windows Update servers, as official notice of the update seems to be running a bit late.

Those of you still on Windows XP (quite a few of you) are probably on XP because you don’t feel the need to upgrade to Vista. But if you’re still into getting some new features and bug fixes for your ...

Microsoft has finally announced the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2, a major software update for Windows XP that contains what the company is calling “advanced security technologies.” The free ...

In the past, we've speculated on an early 2008 launch, and according to a recent Redmond Channel Partner Online article, Microsoft could be planning just that. "We're currently planning to deliver SP3 ...

Microsoft today released software updates to fix at least five security vulnerabilities in computers running its Windows operating system and Office applications. Today also marks the planned ...

Windows XP can vary in size from around 1.5GB to about 3.5GB depending on the version and installation options. These numbers can vary dramatically from computer to computer. The operating system is ...