The long awaited Win XP SP3 has been delayed by microsoft. Apparently there is a problem that stems from a compatibility issue between Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) and both XP SP3 and Vista SP1. Now How does that affect us XP users? not much, as far as I can tell. Most average Window XP users will not have to concern themselves to much about any of the new features that are in XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
New Features:
Network Access Protection compatibility. компютриAnnounced years ago, this feature allows Windows XP machines to interact with the NAP feature in Windows Server 2008. This functionality is built into the RTM version of Windows Vista as well.
Product Key-less install option. As with Windows Vista, new XP with SP3 installs can proceed without entering a product key during Setup.
Kernel Mode Cryptographics Module. A new kernel module that “encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms,” according to Microsoft.
“Black hole” router detection algorithm. XP gains the ability to ignore network routers that incorrectly drop certain kinds of network packets. This, too, is a feature of Windows Vista.
While the whole industry is crying their heart out the delay of the release, I say who cares! If you are one of the window users who are tired of all the frequent updates, you’ll know why I feel the way I do. I won’t even talk about Windows Vista updates on this post, you’ll want to throw away your PC and move to a Mac.
