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Microsoft rolls out XP SP3 test beta

… customer feedback "a priority" for final release

Tags: microsoft, xp, beta, sp2

By Ina Fried

Published: 20 November 2007 12:00 GMT

Last week Microsoft released an updated test version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to about 15,000 beta testers. The update, the third such service pack for the six-year-old OS, is due out in final form in the first half of next year.

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The company said before its final release it expects to issue a public test version of the service pack, though it did not provide more specificity than at "a later date".

Microsoft said: "We are targeting [the first half of] 2008 for the release of XP SP3, though our timing will always be based on customer feedback as a first priority."

Speculation over the timing and features of the release has been going on for years. The release was initially expected as early as 2006 but was pushed out as Vista work remained the priority for the Windows team. The first service pack for Windows Vista is also due out in the first half of next year.

Both updates are focused largely on things such as bug fixes and performance improvements rather than new features.

Ina Fried writes for CNET News.com

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