Windows XP SP3 released after delay
Microsoft Tuesday released the third service pack for Windows XP to the Web
after last week delaying its scheduled release because of an incompatibility
with one of its other software applications. It also resumed automatic distribution
of Windows Vista, Service Pack 1 (SP1), which had been halted because of a similar
problem.
Windows XP SP3 is now available through Windows Update and also on the Microsoft
Download Center. Microsoft had expected to release the software on April 29;
however, it discovered it conflicted with an application called Microsoft Dynamics
RMS. The problem also affected Windows Vista SP1. Dynamics RMS is a retail-chain-management
software for small and midsized businesses.
Microsoft still is not offering either service pack to Microsoft Dynamics RMS
customers, having put in place a filter on Windows Update to prevent distribution
to those customers. The company is still working on a fix it expects to have
available later this month, it said.
Microsoft still recommends that Dynamics RMS customers running Windows XP SP3
or Windows Vista SP1 contact their Microsoft Customer Support Services for more
information.
Microsoft's TechNet
Web site also has more information about XP SP3.
IDG News Service
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