Microsoft to deploy Windows XP SP3 on April 29

If you have not yet made the switch to Windows Vista and are still running XP, Microsoft has Service Pack 3 (SP3) waiting for you just around the corner. After three years since the release of Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft plans on unleashing its delayed SP3 to the public. PC manufacturers and volume license customers will be given access to SP3 on April 21, while the rest of the public will be able to download the new update on on April 29, via Windows Update and Microsoft’s website. By June 10, the company intends to force the update on all XP users through Windows’ Automatic Update. Feature wise, SP3 adds only minor improvements, mostly improving security and network related capabilities. Nothing major.