Frequently asked questions about Windows XP SP3

What is Q:service Pack 3?

A:windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is the last service pack for Windows XP. It includes many of the patches and enhancements that were previously released, and includes several new features.

Does the q:sp3 contain all the contents of SP1, SP2, or is it necessary to install SP1 and SP2 before installing SP3?

A:xp SP3 already contains all the previous patches, so there is no need to install SP1 and SP2 first. And SP3 has included all of their updates, so the installation of SP3 does not require that patches or service packs have been installed before, and all Windows XP versions are available.

Q:windows XP SP2 has been released for 3 years, why is SP3 released so late?

A:microsoft has more than 77,000 employees all over the world, and has a huge large enterprise with a revenue of 50 billion dollars each year, but because of the system organization, the development manpower of the product has certain difference. For example, when you start the mainstream operating system, there is a large team of developers, product managers, and program management that is involved in development, and when the operating system is sold, Microsoft transfers the product to the support team, who develops patches or service packs. Others also have a development team of updates that are released via the Web for the very period of patches (when serious problems occur when releasing some unscheduled patches). Finally, in order to develop the next mainstream operating system, a new development team will be reconstituted or created anew, starting with the process described above. However, in order to complete the subsequent operating system for the development of Windows XP SP2,XP Windows Vista was once paused to make way for XP SP2. So XP SP2 (often provided as a free update) became a mainstream operating system-level update package and was involved in product development outside of Microsoft's support department. XP SP2 is also the first service pack to be involved in outside the Product support department. After the XP SP2 was completed, most of the developers involved in the program moved to other development plans, and they were more moved to Vista or Windows Server 2008 development plans. The Windows XP SP3 program also is because Microsoft will be the idle employee to complete the last job of Windows Vista. The progress of Windows Vista was also postponed for years. That's why they turned their attention to the forgotten XP next-generation service package earlier this year.

Q: Now there are many new features of the message, what will be the new features?

A:windows XP SP3 's massive new feature update is not in fact one, but it has 4 small systems with new features for reliability and security. Unlike reporting, Microsoft is now very active in exposing information about these new features. These new features will include the following features: compatibility with network AcCESs Protection. This feature, released a few years ago, enables Windows XP computers to collaborate with the NAP capabilities of Windows Server 2008. This feature has been added to the RTM version of Windows Vista. The installation option for the product key is not required. As with Windows Vista, the new installation of XP after applying SP3 can be done without entering the product key (serial number) in the installation interface. Kernel mode cryptographics Module (kernel mode encryption modules). According to Microsoft, this should be a new kernel module that will "container some of the different encryption methods." "Black Hole" route checking method. With this feature, you can ignore certain network routes that do not send network packets correctly under XP. This is also a feature in Windows Vista. The new features are the above.

Q: Just these features? Is there anything else you can focus on?

A: The new components are nothing more than the above. In addition to the new features, there are newer versions of programs that were released a long time ago that can download integrated Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player 11. In addition, there are some deleted features such as the address bar in the taskbar.

Q: So why did Microsoft publish this update? Isn't there a lot of people ready to migrate to Vista now?

A: The security, stability, and reliability of Windows XP after the XP SP2 has been improved, and Windows Vista has been released since then, and perhaps XP SP3 is unnecessary if you take these into account. But that is not the fact that it is a decision. In the future, there are still many enterprises that plan to import many new Windows XP based computers. And XP SP2 has released many updates to the patch, which is also known to all things. More than 100 updates released after SP2 are being deployed in an enterprise environment, a nightmare experience. Users who are already using XP and are periodically updating the system may have little meaning for the release of XP SP3. However, for future users who want to import XP on the underlying requirements line of the secondary generation computer, XP SP3 is a release they can focus on. or another selection route to the Vista environment. Of course, Vista survives later than XP, and will provide updates with real new features.

When will q:microsoft release XP SP3?

A:microsoft will release Windows XP Service Pack 3 in the second quarter of 2008, which is about three months after Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 release 。