XP Service Pack 3

[Ob1]

i found this website that had a link about windows XP service pack 3, has anyone heard of a release date for this? the site included a list which im guessing isnt a complete list of updates that will be included in SP3. Here is the website and the list of updates as of April 2006.

http://www.thehotfix.net/

906681 - A user can log on to a Windows XP-based computer by using a user name and a password, even though the "Smart card is required for interactive logon" user account property is set
892346 - You cannot drag or copy files to the CD drive on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, Windows XP with Service Pack 1, or Windows XP with Service Pack 2
901017 - Download - Vulnerability in the Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects could allow code execution (Windows)
898781 - FIX: You experience slow performance or a program stops responding when the program calls a COM method and the MIDL defines an [out] pointer to pointer argument
901122 - The network interface on a multifunction, composite USB device does not work in Windows XP
896427 - You cannot view the contents of a subfolder on a network share in Windows XP after you install the security bulletin MS-05-11 redirector update
307154 - The Default Beep sound is played instead of the Low Battery Alarm sound or the Critical Battery Alarm sound on a Windows XP-based computer
816045 - Group Policies may not apply because of network ICMP policies
887186 - Logon process takes an unexpectedly long time to complete in Windows XP Service Pack 2
319740 - MFC applications leak GDI objects on computers that are running Windows XP
890582 - CPU utilization reaches 100 percent when you run programs after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
905905 - Hotfix rollup package for Identity Manager and Profile Manager in Connected Services Framework
893366 - The Japanese IME may stop responding when you shift focus from one window to another window in Windows XP or in Windows 2000
894395 - The IME Composition window or the IME Candidate window remains visible even after that window loses focus when you use Japanese IME on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows 2000
870997 - Windows XP and Windows 2000 clients that share a single organizational unit stop responding or spontaneously restart
896256 - Computers that are running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and that are equipped with multiple processors that support processor power management features may experience decreased performance
883523 - Your CD-RW drive is not recognized as a rewritable drive in Windows XP Service Pack 2 or in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
888111 - Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition Audio class driver version 1.0a available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000
885626 - Download - Your computer stops responding when you restart to complete the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
886716 - Download - Transcoding as MPEG-2 in Adobe Premiere Pro may cause the program or Windows XP Service Pack 2 to stop responding
904706 - Download - MS05-050: Vulnerability in DirectShow could allow remote code execution
895181 - Download - FIX: You may experience a color smearing or bleeding effect when you play MPEG4 videos in Windows Media Player 9 or 10
890737 - You receive a "No mapping between account names and security IDs was done" error when you edit and then save a Group Policy object in Windows XP Professional
888656 - Download - FIX: Update to enable DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) of Windows Media Video content in Windows Media Player 10
892313 - Download - FIX: Updates for Windows Media Player 9 Series and for Windows Media Player 10
900725 - Download - MS05-049: Vulnerabilities in the Windows shell could allow for remote code execution
901017 - Download - Vulnerability in the Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects could allow code execution (Windows)
906569 - Download - The 906569 update adds the Tools tab to the System Configuration utility in Windows XP Service Pack 2
907245 - Download - MS05-048: Vulnerability in the Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects could allow code execution
902400 - Download - MS05-051: Vulnerabilities in MS DTC and COM+ could allow remote code execution
899589 - Download - MS05-046: Vulnerability in the Client Service for NetWare could allow remote code execution
896626 - Download - Windows XP TV tuner program stops responding or displays corrupted video
905414 - Download - MS05-045: Vulnerability in Network Connection Manager could allow denial of service
904710 - WinINet ignores the policies that you set when you create a custom administrative template file in Windows XP with Service Pack 2
901377 - The printer display panel does not display the complete document name if the document name is a Multi-Byte Character Set string
899418 - Programs may not be able to make a telephone connection after you disconnect and then reconnect a serial cable in Windows XP with Service Pack 2
896360 - If a 16-bit PC Card is removed and replaced with another 16-Bit PC Card while Windows XP is in standby or hibernation, the new PC Card may not be correctly recognized when you resume the computer
898458 - Download - MS05-031: Vulnerability in step-by-step interactive training could allow remote code execution
905749 - Download - MS05-047: Vulnerability in Plug and Play could allow remote code execution and local elevation of privilege
890927 - A Windows XP-based computer may stop responding when you disconnect a mobile device
891122 - Download - Update for Windows Media Digital Rights Management-enabled players

SP3 may include Windows Media Player 10 (possibly 11, depending on release date)
SP3 may include Windows Media Center Update

[jeofrey10100900]

i dont see service pack 3 on microsoft website or any beta's. i'm not even going to attempt downloading those if i were you.

[EzyStvy]

There will be an SP3 after Vista is released.

[glc]

You need all those hotfixes. Those are all the ones since SP2 up to that date. If you use Windows Update and install all criticals, you have them.

I'm guessing SP3 will arrive in the spring or next summer.

[Ob1]

i wasn't planning on installing any updates or hotfixes from this site, i just stumbled across the website and the xp SP3 caught my eye but didn't have any expected release date info so i posted it here to get some more thoughts on it. im up to date on all sp and hotfixes that microsoft has released, but its a pain having to install one batch of updates, then reboot, then have to rescan for updates currently installed, then download and install them, reboot, and on and on on a new build or repair install. so i was hoping that the sp3 would becoming sooner rather then later......................................

granted i could just download all the updates & hotfixes individually and store them on my server

[glc]

Have you looked at Autopatcher?

http://www.pcmech.com/show/opensource/1001/

There's a lot more to this site besides the forums.