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Markf11
Nov 10, 2007, 09:18 AM
Versions are out, and whilst i can't try it because of my mac not arrriving yet, i was wondering if anyone had aqquired it and tried it

it looks like the perfect thing for people who like the vista look, but with the security and feel of XP

any opinions?


Sal Collaziano
Nov 10, 2007, 09:33 AM
Service Pack 3 isn't available yet.
thejadedmonkey
Nov 10, 2007, 09:34 AM
SP3 isn't out yet.

SP2 is required to run XP under bootcamp, and that runs fine.
xUKHCx
Nov 10, 2007, 09:42 AM
Well it is out but not in the official sense.
Sal Collaziano
Nov 10, 2007, 09:59 AM
True. There are betas. But I wouldn't use them in a production environment.

Well it is out but not in the official sense.
webgoat
Nov 10, 2007, 12:25 PM
i'll be waiting for the official release which can be as late as june 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx
Jasonbot
Nov 10, 2007, 03:19 PM
True. There are betas. But I wouldn't use them in a production environment.

Production and windows dont go together...
Sal Collaziano
Nov 10, 2007, 10:17 PM
Production and windows dont go together...

That's funny, but - I've been so productive with Windows these past few years that... Well. I'm not going to brag... But I can... :p
jaw04005
Nov 14, 2007, 10:12 AM
I've been using XP Service Pack 3. It works fine, but I had to reinstall XP, then install SP3 and finally install the Boot Camp drivers. Otherwise, it just gave me an error.

There is not much to SP3. It's basically a roll-up of all the updates after SP2 shipped. I'm not even sure the current Beta includes the security changes (as of yet).