What would you like to see in Windows XP SP3

Assuming there is a SP3 for Windows XP- safe bet?

I'd like to see the following:

1. New Internet Explorer with:
    Tabbed Interface
    (b) Download manager (something like Firefox is okay)
    (c) Full support for PNG transparency

2. Security fixes - of course

3. More Visual Styles for Windows

... I'll think of more and post here.

There's been an SP3 on the Roadmap for almost a year. So yes, it's a fairly safe bet.

Sounds like you really just wanted to talk about IE. There are hundreds of threads about IE. The standard answer is "read the Wiki, you'll be surprsied that the IE team already knows about these glaring omissions".

Why would more visual styles be included? Has that ever happened with any other SP?

Not saying it couldnt', just doesn't seem that an SP is the right way to distribute them... Especially when Plus! has them galore... Right?

I don't know about SP3, but I'd like to see some way of raising the number of connecting half-open ports from 10 to something like 20 or 25 very very soon. I run into that limitation every day when Outlook and my RSS reader kicks in at the same time. I know there are "hacked" versions of the responsible system file on the net, but that feels really bad from a security point of view.

lars wrote:

I don't know about SP3, but I'd like to see some way of raising the number of connecting half-open ports from 10 to something like 20 or 25 very very soon. I run into that limitation every day when Outlook and my RSS reader kicks in at the same time. I know there are "hacked" versions of the responsible system file on the net, but that feels really bad from a security point of view.

You want open ports? LOL

Keskos wrote:

lars wrote: I don't know about SP3, but I'd like to see some way of raising the number of connecting half-open ports from 10 to something like 20 or 25 very very soon. I run into that limitation every day when Outlook and my RSS reader kicks in at the same time. I know there are "hacked" versions of the responsible system file on the net, but that feels really bad from a security point of view.

You want open ports? LOL

I think he means connections.

I would like for to vote for the three letter wonder to be included in SP3

MSH

Q: What would I like in SP3?

A: Longhorn!

Loadsgood wrote:

Q: What would I like in SP3?

A: Longhorn!

I second that! Especially since service packs are free.

tinfoilcap™ wrote:

Assuming there is a SP3 for Windows XP- safe bet?

I'd like to see the following:

1. New Internet Explorer with:
    Tabbed Interface
    (b) Download manager (something like Firefox is okay)
    (c) Full support for PNG transparency

2. Security fixes - of course

3. More Visual Styles for Windows

... I'll think of more and post here.

There won't be an SP3 for XP.

From what information do you base that statement?
Windows 2000 has allready 4 service packs.

Service packs are important for developers so they can test their products against them, they are essentially a snapshot of the evolution of the operating system. So when enough hotfixes have gathered, they will likely be cummulatively released in a new service pack.

PeterF wrote:

From what information do you base that statement?
Windows 2000 has allready 4 service packs.

Service packs are important for developers so they can test their products against them, they are essentially a snapshot of the evolution of the operating system. So when enough hotfixes have gathered, they will likely be cummulatively released in a new service pack.

Why do you think there will be enough number of hotfixes until Longhorn?

tinfoilcap™ wrote:

Assuming there is a SP3 for Windows XP- safe bet?

I'd like to see the following:

1. New Internet Explorer with:
    Tabbed Interface
    (b) Download manager (something like Firefox is okay)
    (c) Full support for PNG transparency

2. Security fixes - of course

3. More Visual Styles for Windows

... I'll think of more and post here.

I'd like to see an Internet Explorer that properly renders pages when they specify they are written for x standard by use of the doctype switch.

Manip wrote:

I think an SP3 is a long LONG way off.. I can't even imagine what could be in it. Could you imagine a year ago that SP2 would be a security make-over? Well maybe, but it doesn't make SP3 completely obvious.

They also don't tend to release new versions of IE as a service pack but instead as a separate download (See IE 5.5 > 6.0 Update)

Normally service packs are every year. SP2 was the exception as Microsoft's Vice President wanted to backport Longhorn's security to XP.

Keskos wrote:

tinfoilcap™ wrote:Assuming there is a SP3 for Windows XP- safe bet? I'd like to see the following: 1. New Internet Explorer with:     Tabbed Interface     (b) Download manager (something like Firefox is okay)     (c) Full support for PNG transparency 2. Security fixes - of course 3. More Visual Styles for Windows ... I'll think of more and post here.

There won't be an SP3 for XP.

Microsoft continues patching operating systems after they are superseded by newer ones until they reach the end of life (which Microsoft normally extends). Windows NT received 6 major service packs before its end of life.

Keskos wrote:

PeterF wrote:From what information do you base that statement? Windows 2000 has allready 4 service packs. Service packs are important for developers so they can test their products against them, they are essentially a snapshot of the evolution of the operating system. So when enough hotfixes have gathered, they will likely be cummulatively released in a new service pack.

Why do you think there will be enough number of hotfixes until Longhorn?

Why do you think there won't be enough hotfixes after Longhorn? Longhorn isn't going to be a free upgrade for Windows XP after all.

Keskos wrote:

Why do you think there will be enough number of hotfixes until Longhorn?

And why do you think that there won't be any more hotfixes for XP after Longhorn ships?  Moron.

You only said there won't be an SP3 because you like walking into a thread and pissing all over it.  You couldn't say something like, "I don't think there will be an SP3," and then back it up with evidence, because that would require a) evidence and b) acting like you don't know it all.

What a fuckwad you are.  Can hardly wait for you to piss on some other thread.

Shining Arcanine wrote:

Microsoft continues patching operating systems after they are superseded by newer ones until they reach the end of life (which Microsoft normally extends). Windows NT received 6 major service packs before its end of life.

I didn't know that. In that case, maybe.

Shining Arcanine wrote:

Why do you think there won't be enough hotfixes after Longhorn? Longhorn isn't going to be a free upgrade for Windows XP after all.

Still we don't know for sure. The previous operating systems probably had more patches because the codebase was immature. However, XP's codebase has so many work on it.

Karim wrote:

Keskos wrote:Why do you think there will be enough number of hotfixes until Longhorn?

And why do you think that there won't be any more hotfixes for XP after Longhorn ships?  Moron.

You only said there won't be an SP3 because you like walking into a thread and pissing all over it.  You couldn't say something like, "I don't think there will be an SP3," and then back it up with evidence, because that would require a) evidence and b) acting like you don't know it all.

What a fuckwad you are.  Can hardly wait for you to piss on some other thread.

Karim, you are the only one who is pissing this thread now.

I wonder what would PeterF and others say now.