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 ...

After a week-long delay to take care of a last-minute compatibility bug, Microsoft Tuesday gave the green light to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). The service pack, undoubtedly the last for the aged ...

Using a Windows XP upgrade CD The Boot Camp installation instructions claim that a valid full Windows XP SP2 disc is required and that upgrade discs cannot be used ...

Microsoft Corp. today finally slapped a “Done” sticker on Windows XP Service Pack 3 and pushed it out the door. The designation of SP3 as RTM, short for “release to manufacturing,” wasn’t much of a ...

If I try to install it on an XP SP3 machine, it tells me Windows is not up to date, and directs me to Windows Update. I've tried this on several machines (and a couple VMs) with consistent results ...

Microsoft fixed a critical 'endless reboot' vulnerability in XP's still-unfinished SP3 weeks before it fixed any other version of Windows The appearance and disappearance of a Windows XP installation ...

The Windows client team -- with a little help from its beta testing friends -- is opening the door a bit on what's going on with Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3. A source (thanks, C), forwarded me an ...

VLCs first official update in years look to come with some needed improvements, including Windows on Arm64 support and fixes ...

Apple on Thurday released an update to Boot Camp, its software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows operating systems in addition to Mac OS X. The update is available for download from Apple’s ...

After winding its way across the Internet, Windows XP Service Pack 2 is headed to retail shelves. Microsoft last week started the process of swapping out all of the boxed copies of Windows XP with the ...

Nearly a year after the official release of its latest operating system last October, Microsoft has released the first service pack, or major update, for Windows XP. Service Pack 1 bundles all the ...