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XP Service Pack Pushed So Far, It Barely Even Matters

XP Service Pack 3 is coming -- in two years. For many people, it won't matter, as they'll be on Vista, Mac OS10 or Linux. But for those creaky old XP boxes, a service pack would be very much appreciated. I'm still looking for help with all my Windows 98 machines.

Posted by Doug Barney on October 25, 2006


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