Hi If the release was postponed, why can one then download and install Xp sp3? Renette -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alan Clendinen Sent: 30 April 2008 19:42 To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Release of SP3 delayed by bug I just saw this in a technical newsletter: XP SP3 delayed due to bug Microsoft has postponed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3. A compatibility issue with SP3 and Microsoft's Retail Management System was discovered. The same bug affects Vista Service Pack 1. Microsoft did not say when it will begin distributing XP SP3. Alan