I have deployed XP Service Pack 3 at home for testing purposes. I received it
through my Technet subscription.
I was told it is a "Ticking time bomb" because it will disable my OS when
the RTM comes out. Is that true?
Here is the version I installed:
en_windows_xp_service_pack_3_release_candidate_1_x 86_60967.exe
Self-Extracting Executable

Thank You for help with this.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Use this forum for all issues related to Windows XP SP3:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...2010&SiteID=17
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Net Admin" <NetAdmin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A096E6BF-7748-4571-94C3-BA4F44724DFC@microsoft.com...
>I have deployed XP Service Pack 3 at home for testing purposes. I received
>it
> through my Technet subscription.
> I was told it is a "Ticking time bomb" because it will disable my OS when
> the RTM comes out. Is that true?
> Here is the version I installed:
> en_windows_xp_service_pack_3_release_candidate_1_x 86_60967.exe
> Self-Extracting Executable
>
> Thank You for help with this.

Thank you Bruce, I will.
I apologize for not reading the previous posts about SP3.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
>
> Use this forum for all issues related to Windows XP SP3:
> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...2010&SiteID=17
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
>
> "Net Admin" <NetAdmin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A096E6BF-7748-4571-94C3-BA4F44724DFC@microsoft.com...
> >I have deployed XP Service Pack 3 at home for testing purposes. I received
> >it
> > through my Technet subscription.
> > I was told it is a "Ticking time bomb" because it will disable my OS when
> > the RTM comes out. Is that true?
> > Here is the version I installed:
> > en_windows_xp_service_pack_3_release_candidate_1_x 86_60967.exe
> > Self-Extracting Executable
> >
> > Thank You for help with this.
>
>

Type 'winver' in a Run box. You will see the expiration date if there is
one. I believe it is June 30. In no case will it expire on the date SP3
rtm's. Timebombs have no way of detecting when the product has been
superceded by the rtm release. There is no need to anyway since a date
certain is set in the software. The last pre-release build may or may not
be timebombed.

"Net Admin" <NetAdmin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A096E6BF-7748-4571-94C3-BA4F44724DFC@microsoft.com...
>I have deployed XP Service Pack 3 at home for testing purposes. I received
>it
> through my Technet subscription.
> I was told it is a "Ticking time bomb" because it will disable my OS when
> the RTM comes out. Is that true?
> Here is the version I installed:
> en_windows_xp_service_pack_3_release_candidate_1_x 86_60967.exe
> Self-Extracting Executable
>
> Thank You for help with this.