Update: It appears that Microsoft is continuing to play games with the SP3 release schedule. First they make it available via MSDN, then they tease everyone with general availability (via Windows ...

A week after deciding not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site as planned, Microsoft has begun pushing the collection of updates and fixes ...

Windows XP users can extend support at no cost by upgrading to SP3, but Windows 2000 users have no such option Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another ...

Microsoft has begun making a near-final Release Candidate (RC) test build of Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 available to anyone interested in trying out the new build -- the same way that it is doing ...

Maybe you didn’t get the memo: Tomorrow marks the end of patches for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). And you’re still running the nearly-six-year-old edition. But XP SP2 won’t shudder to a stop.