Will XP’s SP3 (service pack 3) ever be shipped? Perhaps the release of Vista makes this a moot point? Whatever your opinion, I would not spend a lot of time fretting over this issue.

Think about it, we know that these same updates will continued to be released over the Windows update tool for as long as XP remains supported. So in the end, who really cares whether or not XP is, in fact, offered a new service pack? I certainly don’t and to be honest, neither should you. The service pack that everyone ought to be concerned with is SP2. With its installation, each of us knows that updates are being downloaded and if set up right, installed behind the scenes.

So next time someone starts griping about the lack of a service pack 3, just remind them to check their Windows update feature. As long as this is set right, there really is no issue. Well, unless you are managing a large network, that is. In that case, I don’t really know what to tell ya.