Not quite so! Aside from improvements in responsiveness, most administrators will want the additional security features. If you are into wireless networks the update to Windows XP provides support for WPA2, the latest standards-based wireless security solution derived from the IEEE 802.11i standard. Microsoft Knowledge Base article 893357 describes this update. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of orhan deniz Sent: 10 April 2008 15:52 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows XP SP3 question, how can i switch off Automatic updates in order to check if I am elidgeable to recieve Xp SP3? windows XP service pack 3 is just updates that you already have, and a couple of features, nothing major. at the present time its rc2. hth, orhan. On Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:36 PM George Bell wrote: > XP Service Pack 3 is still only available as a Release > Candidate from the Microsoft web site. > > They say it will be released via the Update process during > the first half of this year. > > As with any major upgrade, you will be asked if you wish to > install it. It will definitely NOT be imposed on you > without your permission. (Especially as they say it can be > anywhere up to 950 Megabytes in size. > > Details are at the following, which is sure to wrap, but > ends in displaylang=en > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=114 > f3599-12af-42b2-aab1-b969a62c68a7&displaylang=en > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander > Shannon > Sent: 10 April 2008 15:22 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Windows XP SP3 question, how can i > switch off Automatic updates in order to check if I am > elidgeable to recieve Xp SP3? > > Hi all, > > On a recent thread, which I can not remember the subject of, > there was talk > of Windows XP SP3 being available, but it was suggested that > Automatic > Updates was disabled in order to allow SP3 in. > > Is it possible for someone on the list to write back to me > either on or off > list, and let me know if Windows XP SP3 is actually around > for those like > myself who are running XP Home SP2, and if it is available, > to let me know > how and where to download it and also, if possible, how to > temporarily > disable Automatic Updates and then re-enable automatic > updates once Windows > XP SP3 has been installed on my Acer laptop running windows > XP SP2, and > Supernova access Software. > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > > Alexander Shannon > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq