With all of the hype of Vista’s buggyness, Windows XP is looked at as the dependable operating system.  Thus, Microsoft went a step above to ensure all of the latest patches and updates are built into its new service pack 3. 

What’s in SP3?  All of the current updates after SP2 plus the following:

• compatibility with Windows Server 2008
• detailed error reporting to fix issues
• ability to network with routers better
• enhanced security and stability

You may view the full white paper for SP3’s details.   Please note that SP3 does not include the newest Internet Explorer 7.  This is nice since you are not forced in having this latest version as some do not like the interface or bloated security.  Instead, the service pack simply updates the latest version you have whether Internet Explorer 6 or 7. 

Early beta tests have shown this SP3 will increase Windows performance by 10%.  Further, a lot of users will enjoy just having to download 1 service pack versus 100+ updates individually that have been released since Windows SP2.  This will save a lot of time.

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