So far Microsoft has only publicly said that SP3 will address bugs and fix security flaws, so the performance gains, if true, would be an unexpected bonus for XP users. Those numbers come from Devil Mountain Software which put XP SP2 through a battery of benchmark tests and then did the same to XP using the SP3 beta which was recently handed out to testers.Īlthough the benchmark tests focused on Microsoft Office, they back up informal reports on blogs and social news sites where a number of people have reported that SP3 gives XP a speed boost. Publication date Topics Windows Xp Language English. The third service pack for Windows XP, slated to arrive early next year, reportedly gives the venerable OS a near 10 percent performance boost. Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Product Key) Movies Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Although neither is available to the public yet, earlier reports suggest that upcoming service pack releases for XP and Vista have an unintended result - they make XP "considerably faster" than the much touted Vista.įirst the good news. Cue the OS flamewar theme song - there's more potential fuel for the Vista hating fires in a recent set of speed tests. NET Framework 1.0 SP3 on Windows XP Tablet PC and Media Center (KB2742607), Windows XP Security Update for Microsoft XML Core.
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