Well, last monday, Microsoft’s Chris Keroack noted that consumers should expect to get their hands on the update April 29.
We are also in the final stages of preparing for release to the web (i.e. you!) on April 29th, via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, said Keroack last Monday. Online documentation for Windows XP SP3, such as Microsoft Knowledge Base articles and the Microsoft TechNet Windows XP TechCenter, will be updated then. For customers who use Windows XP at home, Windows XP SP3 Automatic Update distribution for users at home will begin in early summer.
It looks like the time has come and everyone can now download SP3. Here’s is the download link of the 316MB service pack 3. The service pack includes 1,100 hotfixes/patches and new features like Network Access Protection and Black Hole Router Detection. Try it and let us know your opinions.
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Somehow I don’t think this will help the whole situation. You are still using Windows. There will be 1000 more 0-days in 2 weeks.
Sorry to burst your bubble Windows users.
What bubble is being burst here? Nobody thinks this is going to stop every security issue once and for all, its just a fix for problems that are already there.