Microsoft has confirmed that he sent into production Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. This means that the upgrade should be available by the end of the month.
More specifically, as published on the TechNet forums the same charge the project, the final release is expected for the April 29 via Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center, while the ' automatic update it was not until early summer.
In Service Pack 3 includes all the updates that Microsoft has released to its operating system since its release, as well as a number of new fixes and improvements that should in any case have a particular impact on the "user experience" .
The change perhaps more important that will impact on a wide array of users with the mechanism of activation of Windows XP ("product activation"). New installations of Windows XP SP3 will users to freely use the system for a period of 30 days since it was installed, as well as with Windows Vista. After this period, you will need to enter an activation code for the product.
Source: software
