That was a tongue-in-cheek remark. I believe SP3 (the finished product,
that is) should be available within a few months, but I really have no
idea if Microsoft plans on pressing and selling new XP installation CDs
which would include SP3. Would be nice, though...


Rick wrote:
> Great responses: Daave, when is the SP3 coming out and will it be
> available for those with SP2? Thanks, Rick
>
> "Daave" wrote:
>
>> Good post, Xandros.
>>
>> And where to buy? See:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837116194
>>
>> You may be able to shave off a few bucks if you shop around, but
>> beware of unscrupulous dealers!
>>
>> Oh, and you may want to wait for the Upgrade w/ SP3... ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Xandros wrote:
>>> XP will run fine on a 500MHz system with 512MB of Ram. Turn off the
>>> eye candy and indexing services and install antivirus/spyware
>>> programs that are not a resource hog and it will be fine. The people
>>> who gripe about older systems being "glacial" have no idea how to
>>> tweak a system. I've run XP in many systems that are 400Mhz and up.
>>> 256MB of Ram is pretty light but if you are using the system for
>>> simple task then XP is good to go. Heck you can run Windows 2000 on
>>> that system. XP will run just as well.
>>>
>>> Grab the XP drivers you need from here
>>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/2ucc92
>>>
>>> If you have a qualifying product like a windows 98 CD then you can
>>> purchase a Windows XP Upgrade version. If you have no qualifying
>>> product then you need a full version.
>>>
>>>
>>> "dk_" <nobody@spamless.com> wrote in message
>>> news:13odqv875kpume9@corp.supernews.com...
>>>> I have an old IBM laptop A20m running a Celeron 500MHz with 512 MB
>>>> RAM, running Windows 98SE.
>>>>
>>>> The laptop is a hand-me-down and it is not actually registered to
>>>> me in any
>>>> way. I do have the original IBM disks.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to upgrade to XP.
>>>>
>>>> Here comes the dumb questions...
>>>>
>>>> Do I purchase an upgrade, or a stand alone XP full version? And
>>>> what about which service pack#? And Home Edition or Pro?
>>>>
>>>> Where is the best legitimate place for making the purchase? What
>>>> should I expect to have to pay?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks.
>>>>
>>>> -Dennis
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dennis Kessler
>>>> http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture