XP SP3 Ships Complete with a Range of Issues that Survived RTM
Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and by all means the company took its due time with the service pack: a couple of additional months to develop it on top of what it needed for Windows Vista.
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6.5.2008 Microsoft Halts XP SP3 Update to HP PCs Running AMD Processors
The recent Windows XP Service Pack 3 update has left certain AMD-based PCs manufactured by Hewlett-Packard caught in an endless reboot cycle caused by an Intel-specific disk image mistakenly being used with AMD hardware.
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20.5.2008 Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?
AMD was riding high a year ago dominating sales in the dual-processor Server market and virtually owned the multi-processor (4+) Server market.
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8.9.2007 Go2web20 - The Complete Web 2.0 Directory
Go2Web 2.0 is an interesting site which lists all current web 2.0 companies on the web, its worth checking out.
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17.9.2006 Complete Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft is on the verge of making available the third and final service pack for Windows XP. Long overdue following numerous updates, Windows XP SP3 will hit by mid 2008.
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10.12.2007 Download the Complete Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Overview
The complete Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta overview is available for download courtesy of Microsoft.
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7.9.2007 Microsoft released Windows Vista Enterprise (February CTP) Feature complete!
Brad Goldberg, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management has announced the availability of the enterprise CTP today.
Vista will include new deployment and imaging technologies driving deployment costs down and patching reboots down. Vista is now officially feature complete and we will see a combination of Beta 2 with a CTP in 2Q 2006. General availability targetted for 2nd Half 2006 - exact date depends on quality.
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22.2.2006 COMPLETE List of Original Xbox Games Playable on Xbox 360
The folks at Xbox are working hard to add more of your favorite games to this list, so check back often for the latest updates.
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Windows 7 Features Complete Features List with Demo Videos
Windows 7Windows 7 is next iteration of almost-monopolistic Microsoft Windows operating system, after Windows Vista.
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21.7.2009 AMD - Same Troubles, New Approach
The year that is about to end has brought nothing but trouble to the chip manufacturer. AMD faced an alarming drop in the market share, combined with an enormous financial loss that pushed the company
on the edge of the precipice.
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28.12.2007 AMD gooses Opteron to 3 gigahertz
Advanced Micro Devices has begun quietly selling new 3GHz versions of its dual-core Opteron server processor.
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21.4.2007 AMD releases Phenom processors
Are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units? I’ve been asked this question several times today and to get a definitive answer I approached Scott Carroll, AMD Public Relations, for an official response.
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27.3.2008 AMD Developing Hybrid CPU/GPU
In addition to the snazzy new website launched by AMD/ATI today, the chipmaker announced that they are developing a hybrid CPU/GPU system dubbed 'Fusion' for release in late 2008/early 2009.
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25.10.2006 Reversal of Fortune for AMD in Intel Case
The special master appointed to hear evidence from both parties in the AMD v. Intel antitrust case has recommended that Intel be compelled to produce documents for evidence that it had previously declined to submit.
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17.12.2006 AMD beats Intel in Vista adoption
Speaking at the Bank of America Technology conference in San Francisco, Intel's Paul Otellini was asked about his take on Vista and whether it could drive demand.
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9.3.2007 AMD shows sunny side of Barcelona
Advanced Micro Devices is ready to start fighting back against Intel with silicon, but Intel has an answer in the waiting.
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22.5.2007 AMD Set to Adopt New Interconnect Architecture, DDR3
The world's second largest maker of x86 microprocessors, Advanced Micro Devices, disclosed plans to introduce enhanced multi-core processors that support built-in DDR3 memory controller as well as to present platform initiatives that allow more than 8 physical chips to be installed into a single system.
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28.11.2005 Dual-core desktop duel: AMD vs. Intel
What would the results of a dual-core desktop CPU fight look like? Many people equate Windows PCs with Intel Pentium processors (and soon will likely be doing the same with Macs), but we've seen dual-core CPU AMD systems power ahead of dual-core Intel-based PCs on more than one occasion.
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12.12.2005 AMD not eliminating ATI brand, reports false
One of the unforeseen ramifications of the AMD-ATI hookup is the new hyper-rumor-transport bus, a new technology whereby unsubstantiated rumors become fact at an alarming rate. I lamented this sad state of affairs a few weeks ago when patently false information regarding motherboard licensing was making its way around the 'net, and now we get to do it again.
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8.8.2006 AMD Gains Antitrust Approval to Buy ATI
Advanced Micro Devices said yesterday it has gained approval from key U.S., Canadian, and German antitrust regulators for its $5.4 billion plan to buy Canadian chip set developer ATI Technologies.
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7.9.2006 AMD Live! Media Center PCs Rolled Out
AMD has announced that Live! media center PCs are available with an enhanced entertainment suite.
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13.10.2006 Intel suffered but AMD surged in 2006, iSuppli says
It was a tale of two companies in the semiconductor industry in 2006, with leading chip supplier Intel suffering a revenue decline, while rival AMD nearly doubled its sales, according to iSuppli.
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16.3.2007 AMD Cuts Prices on High-end Processors
AMD has cut prices on its high-end dual-core desktop processors after the launch of Intel’s quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6800. AMD also announced its new restructuring plans to compensate for reduced quarterly revenue today.
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11.4.2007 Introducing the AMD Phenom quad core processor
Delivering a four-core foreshadowing of innovations to come for PC enthusiasts worldwide, AMD today unveiled the upcoming AMD Phenom™ processor family name and publicly demonstrated the first all-AMD enthusiast platform, codenamed “FASN8.”
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14.5.2007 AMD Phenom X3 processor family performance
For the most part of last year, there were scarce good news to report from AMD. It wasn't until the end of the year that new Radeon graphics cards were out, and the eagerly awaited Phenom processors were launched.
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6.5.2008 Intel Ordered to Produce Foreign Evidence in AMD Case
Advanced Micro Devices will be able to collect evidence about events outside the U.S. for an antitrust lawsuit against Intel.
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29.12.2006 Download Windows 7 RTM Power Saving Boost Update for AMD Multicore CPUs
Microsoft has made available for download an update designed to boost power-saving capabilities for the latest Windows client and server releases.
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12.10.2009 It's Time to Face the Ugly Truth, SP3 or No SP3, the Clock Is Ticking for Windows XP
As 2008 has kicked in, it's now time to face the ugly truth. The clock is ticking for Windows XP. And while Microsoft may view this as a natural stage in the evolution of a product introduced all the way in 2001, a healthy proportion of end-users and businesses will fail to see eye to eye with the company on this one.
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5.1.2008 AMD: Windows Vista Not as Stable as Windows XP
Driver performance in Windows Vista compared to Windows XP is one of the subjects addressed by Henri Richard, executive vice president and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at AMD,
during a company webcast event for bloggers.
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10.5.2007 AMD versus Intel, bye bye Intel
You may recall a few months back when AMD took out full-page newspaper ads to challenge Intel to a dual-core server duel. Intel declined to take up AMD on its offer, but the challenge got us thinking: what would the results of a dual-core desktop CPU fight look like? Many people equate Windows PCs with Intel Pentium processors (and soon will likely be doing the same with Macs), but we've seen dual-core CPU AMD systems power ahead of dual-core Intel-based PCs on more than one occasion.
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27.11.2005Windows XP SP3 update causing endless reboots in AMD machines
An issue with how the Service Pack 3 update handles AMD chips will cause some Windows XP computers to continuously reboot. Microsoft says it is
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12.05.2008AMD Looks to Quad-Core
Opterons
AMD introduced its
next-generation Opteron
processor on Tuesday, complete
with a redesign of the server
chip that would allow the
chipmaker to natively upgrade
it to quad-core capability...
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15.08.2006HP begs AMD PC owners to put XP SP3 on ice
Hewlett-Packard has told customers not to install Windows XP service pack three (SP3) on AMD-based desktops until Microsoft and HP cough fixes to the
endless reboot snafu that has wreaked havoc on PCs. Microsoft confirmed yesterday that it was scurrying to patch the problem after hundreds of angry
XP customers first grumbled about the sizeable ****-up last week.
"HP is working diligently with Microsoft on a software update and will
be proactively distributing a patch this week through HP Update that will prevent this error from occurring," said the computer giant in a statement.
"HP recommends consumers with AMD-based desktops wait until after HP's or Microsoft's updates have been deployed on their systems to install
Service Pack 3."
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17.05.2008Despite rumors, Windows XP SP3 still not quite ready
With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 out the door, Microsoft was largely expected to release Windows XP SP3 last week or this week. It didn't, instead
making public a refresh build of SP3 Release Candidate 2...
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26.03.2008Microsoft Halts XP SP3 Update to HP PCs Running AMD CPU's
The recent Windows XP Service Pack 3 update has left certain AMD-based PCs manufactured by Hewlett-Packard caught in an endless reboot cycle caused by
an Intel-specific disk image mistakenly being used with AMD hardware. According to the Microsoft Update Product Team Blog, "The problem is a registry
value, present on images created with Intel processors, that causes a driver (intelppm.sys) to load at boot."
In order to fix the problem,
Microsoft has temporarily blocked these AMD machines from getting the service pack while it cobbles together an alternative update. While some users
wait for Microsoft's fix to eventually be released, others have turned to a former Microsoft employee, Jesper Johansson,
who coded up a free tool to detect and fix the problem and made
it available last Wednesday. Once Johansson's fix has been implemented, users can update their systems to SP3 without any problems.
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20.05.2008More on Windows XP SP3...
Microsoft Update Team: We'd like to provide more information and address reports you may have heard about "continuous reboot loops" occurring upon
the update to Windows XP SP3.
After investigation, weve determined this problem occurs on AMD-based machines with Windows XP
images that were originally captured by an OEM on an Intel-based machine. The problem is a registry value, present on images created w/ Intel
processors, that causes a driver (intelppm.sys) to load at boot. When intelppm.sys attempts to load on an AMD-based system upon the install of SP3,
it causes a blue screen and the continuous reboot. Were planning to add a filter to prevent Windows Update from offering SP3 to affected systems and
are investigating a fix. Any customers affected by this issue should contact Microsoft Customer Support Services for assistance. More information is
available in
KB888372 and
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16.05.2008Microsoft continues to warn of IE8 lock-in for XP SP3 users
Last year when Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Jane Maliouta announced that consumers using Windows XP SP3 would be locked-in with the
IE8 if they had installed the IE8 beta prior to upgrading to SP3. Microsoft again yesterday issued that same warning to it's consumers. If you are
still one of the millions of users on Windows XP with SP3 installed, Microsoft has provided crucial steps to follow if you're ready to upgrade to
IE8 RC1. You can obtain IE8 RC1 from the links on this page. To see if you're one of the people who will have IE8 locked in, follow these steps.
Is your computer running Windows XP SP3?
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27.01.2009Windows XP SP3 moves closer to completion
Beta testers have received access to a release candidate of Windows XP Service Pack 3, but general consumers still have a long wait until they'll see
SP3 available for download...
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20.11.2007Barcelona: AMD Gambles on an Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary, CPU
COMPLETE ANALYSIS of perhaps the most important CPU architectural release in AMD's history, the long-awaited response to a swarm of challenges
from Intel. BetaNews talks exclusively with AMD worldwide market development manager John Fruehe, and examines five major issues which could make or
break Quad-Core Opteron, and which could have lasting influence on how AMD's strategy proceeds over the next several years...
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10.09.2007Microsoft Warns Of IE7 Lock-In With XP SP3
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer development team has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 that they won't be able to downgrade from IE7
to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.
"If you choose to install XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 will remain on your system
after the install is complete," said Jane Maliouta, an IE program manager, in the blog entry. "Your preferences will be retained. However, you will
no longer be able to uninstall IE7. If you go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, the Remove option will be grayed out."
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10.05.2008New Features Discovered in Windows XP SP3: Is It Better Than Vista?
The principal reason given for the tremendous under-the-hood changes to Windows unveiled early this year in Vista was the need to overhaul the
security model. Now it seems many of those changes are also coming to XP in SP3...
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10.10.2007Office 2007 SP1 goes live, Windows XP SP3 RC1 follows along
As anticipated and without much fanfare, Microsoft this morning made active links for downloads of Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 1, as
well as the complete Office 2007 Service Pack 1...
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12.12.2007XP SP3 RC Preview Clarification
I just noticed a post at
Bink.nu where Steven mentions that the XP SP3 RC Preview is now available on Connect. Just to clarify, Microsoft have not
released any new build of XP SP3 to the general Windows Beta Program. While there is the possibility that he may be talking about a different private
beta program on Connect, the main Windows Beta Program on Connect which houses the Vista SP1/Server 2008/XP SP3 betas was last updated with the XP SP3
Beta (Build 3205) in early October.
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24.10.2007Microsoft to push XP SP3 via AutoUpdate July 10
Microsoft is going to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 via its Automatic Update (AU) service on Thursday July 10, company officials confirmed
this week.
The client team has been vague about when it planned to push the latest version of XP to users. "Early summer" and
"sometime soon"were favorite comebacks when officials were asked for an AU timeframe for SP3.
Customers who have automatic updates
turned on but who don’t want XP SP3 to be downloaded to user desktops this week — for whatever reasons — need to deploy the Microsoft Service Pack
blocker toolkit to delay pushed-delivery of SP3.
While Microsoft will begin pushing SP3 tomorrow, not all users will receive it
immediatly, as the company will be staggering the rollout.
Microsoft has postponed and temporarily halted the distribution of SP3 a
couple of times this year because of compatibility and performance problems.
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10.07.2008Effects of XP SP3 update on gaming
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Does XP SP3 boost gaming performance? Lets find out!
The tests will be carried out on the AMD Spider
platform that I have set up in the lab (Phenom 9700, Radeon 3850 graphics card, 2GB of RAM ¦). Ive used this system as the platform for a number of
benchmarks over the past few months (for a full spec, see this
post).
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28.04.2008Windows XP SP3 available for Windows Embedded for Point of Service and WinFLP
This download is a Service Pack 3 (SP3) update for Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP).
This SP3 update includes all previously released Windows XP security updates, hotfixes, and select out-of-band releases that are applicable to systems
running the WEPOS and WinFLP operating systems.
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08.10.2008Is Microsoft Playing Games With XP SP3?
Call it a Hamlet moment for the PC industry, filled with political intrigue and machinations worthy of the great Shakespeare play: to wait for XP SP3
or move to Vista now that Microsoft has released Vista SP1? Or in other words: "To XP, or not to XP?" That is the question.
It's a
question that is burning up the blogosphere with some speculating that Microsoft has delayed XP SP3, a long awaited release that could boost the
performance of XP, to get more users to adopt Vista, a potential cash cow for Microsoft and PC makers given the operating system's robust hardware
refresh requirements.
With many in the blogosphere speculating that Microsoft could release the final version of XP SP3 this week,
Microsoft late Tuesday snuffed out all hope that users would see the service pack, originally slated for release in 2006, any time soon.
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26.03.2008Don't slipstream XP SP3 on Windows Vista!
This just in from Bink, seems he had a pretty interesting weekend attempting to Slipstream XP SP3.
"So I build a new Windows XP ISO with
SP3 integrated, this is a Volume License editions (VOL) which only accepts Volume License Keys (VLK). When I want to install it on a clean machine, I
noticed that setup prompts for a product key and it does not allow me to continue, which should be a new feature in XP sp3. OK so I fill in the VLK
but it does not accept it, I try another one from a customer of mine, does not work either. Angry
I found out that the problem is when you
do the XP Sp3 slipstream process on a WIndows Vista machine, the API gives a different response and screws up the PID process. This is a bug and
Microsoft knew about this in December, still the bug remained and made it all the way to RTM, nice work Microsoft.
So XP SP slipstream only
on XP or 2003 machines!!!"
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05.05.2008Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release to Web (RTW) Delayed!
In the last few days, we have uncovered a compatibility issue between Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) and SP3 both Windows XP and
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). In order to make sure customers have the best possible experience, we have decided to delay releasing Windows XP
Service Pack 3 (SP3) to the web.
To help protect customers, we plan to put filtering in place shortly to prevent Windows Update from
offering both service packs to systems running Microsoft Dynamics RMS. Once filtering is in place, we expect to release Windows XP SP3 to the web. We
are also testing a fix, and will make it available once that process is complete. Once they have installed the fix, Microsoft Dynamics RMS customers
should be able to run both service packs.
Until then, we advise Microsoft Dynamics RMS customers to not install either service pack.
Microsoft Dynamics RMS customers running Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista SP1 should contact Microsoft Customer Support Services for additional
information.
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30.04.2008Firms need to plan for XP Service Pack 3
Organisations that expect to be running Windows XP in mid-2010 should plan to test and deploy XP SP3, Gartner has advised.
Microsoft is planning to release Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) and Windows XP SP3 will be available in the first half of 2008.
According to Gartner, deploying Windows XP SP3 should be significantly easier than testing and deploying SP2, which many users considered a major
change of the operating system.
Annette Jump, a research director at Gartner, said, "We will probably see a mixture of Vista and
XP SP3 deployments in 2008. Jump believed some businesses would deploy Vista and some could stick with XP, in which case, they would be looking at
installing the SP3 service pack.
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