Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? in Microsoft Help http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20497249 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:06:33 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:06:33 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497300 howie :
said by bcastner See Profile :

It is not generally available yet.
Remember that XP SP3 is not generally available on Windows Update yet either. The process is deliberately done in stages. The potential pool of requesters of the CD is in excess of 500 million. (Remember too that they have to support 130+ localized language versions when offering the CD.)

For localized US English versions, you can request this by a toll-free phone call, but it is back ordered at the moment:

quote:
The Windows Xp SP3 CDs are currently on back order, but there should be more available around May 22, 2008.
The SP3 CDs cost $3.99, plus $5.99 shipping.
Telephone MSFT (USA only telephone number at the moment) at 1-800-360-7561, and choose the prompt for help/info about service packs.


Thanks for the info, Bill. :-)
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Remember that XP SP3 is not generally available on Windows Update yet either. The process is deliberately done in stages. The potential pool of requesters of the CD is in excess of 500 million. (Remember too that they have to support 130+ localized language versions when offering the CD.)

For localized US English versions, you can request this by a toll-free phone call, but it is back ordered at the moment:

quote:
The Windows Xp SP3 CDs are currently on back order, but there should be more available around May 22, 2008.
The SP3 CDs cost $3.99, plus $5.99 shipping.
Telephone MSFT (USA only telephone number at the moment) at 1-800-360-7561, and choose the prompt for help/info about service packs.


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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497288 Sat, 17 May 2008 09:39:04 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497249 howie :
said by Mele20 See Profile :

said by howie See Profile :

Yeah, that would literally take days.... :o

Hang in there, the CD isn't available yet but should be in the next few weeks. I found SP2 is still available for a shipping charge alone, so that may be the case for SP3 as well.
»www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/down···ult.mspx
It is already available. It costs $4 for the disk and $6 for the shipping. Someone posted in another in reply to my inquiry and said this and gave the link. I can't find my post or the reply though. I was looking earlier and was sort of in a hurry so I may have just overlooked it. I tried a search and the most recent search result was April 27 and it was since then. I thought I bookmarked it but I don't see it in the XP SP3 folder.
I scoured the Microsoft website and there's not a single reference to the availabilty of the SP3 CD. I'd love to see the link if it's "already available".

[EDIT] If this SP3 release schedule is accurate (see above), I'm assuming May 19 is when CD media should become available.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497249 Sat, 17 May 2008 09:22:03 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497046 dave : Uh, it was a joke. Because all he did in any case was to put the disc in a scanner.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497046 Sat, 17 May 2008 07:50:52 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497045 bcastner : There has never been a restriction on making copies of Service Pack ISOs or distributed CDs of the Service Pack. As long as they have not been altered.

Many of the large computer retailing chains had formal programs to do exactly that with Service Pack 2 for XP; as did many Computer Magazines.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497045 Sat, 17 May 2008 07:49:44 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497032 dave : Doncha know you aren't supposed to make illegal copies of those?

;-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497032 Sat, 17 May 2008 07:43:34 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497010 bcastner :
quote:
The Windows Xp SP3 CDs are currently on back order, but there should be more available around May 22, 2008.
The SP3 CDs cost $3.99, plus $5.99 shipping.
Telephone MSFT (I have only a USA number at the moment) at 1-800-360-7561, and choose the prompt for help/info about service packs.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497010 Sat, 17 May 2008 07:29:01 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20496851 Mele20 :
said by howie See Profile :

Yeah, that would literally take days.... :o

Hang in there, the CD isn't available yet but should be in the next few weeks. I found SP2 is still available for a shipping charge alone, so that may be the case for SP3 as well.
»www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/down···ult.mspx
It is already available. It costs $4 for the disk and $6 for the shipping. Someone posted in another in reply to my inquiry and said this and gave the link. I can't find my post or the reply though. I was looking earlier and was sort of in a hurry so I may have just overlooked it. I tried a search and the most recent search result was April 27 and it was since then. I thought I bookmarked it but I don't see it in the XP SP3 folder.
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said by yeti34 See Profile :

Dialup, people still use that method to connect to the internet? ;)
Unfortunately :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20496575 Sat, 17 May 2008 01:06:17 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20496554 yeti34 : Dialup, people still use that method to connect to the internet? ;) ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20496554 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:59:44 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20496103 CCNnorthcali : I'll make and mail one to you. You'll have to register and private message me though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20496103 Fri, 16 May 2008 22:57:34 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495854 anon : Ok, thanks for the info Howie. :) ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495854 Fri, 16 May 2008 21:58:45 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495682 howie : Yeah, that would literally take days.... :o

Hang in there, the CD isn't available yet but should be in the next few weeks. I found SP2 is still available for a shipping charge alone, so that may be the case for SP3 as well.
»www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/down···ult.mspx
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I'm sure someone here may have a link. :-)
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[EDIT] If you just need SP3 alone, Microsoft has the ready-to-burn ISO available for download (free).
»www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···ylang=en
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495405 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:20:04 EDT Re: [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495392 ltsnow : Just make your own. Download SP3 and integrate it into XP. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495392 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:16:22 EDT [XP Home] Is there a sp3 disc available? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495382 anon : I'm thinking like the way you could get a physical sp2 disc at many stores or through MS for free. I picked one up for free at Staples for example. Anyway similar ways to get a physical sp3 disc? Thanks. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20495382 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:14:33 EDT