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Has avast! started testing XP SP3 ? I have and would like to know if I have any special things to
be aware of as far as compatibility ?
At this point, I haven’t really noticed any difference but only time and continued use will tell.
Bob,
If I’m not mistaken MS hasn’t release the final SP3 version and it doesn’t show on my windows update, and it still a beta version please correct me if I am right or wrong.
You’re right. SP3 is on beta phase. Some of the features are Vista security adaptations to XP. The question of Bob is quite good: they need to be prepared, we want fully compatibility, and by the experience of Vista, you can think everything is ok and keep sit doing nothing.
i got multiple versions of SP3 and i’m not encoutering any noticeable or visible problems between Avast! and SP3
so You can sleep safe ;D
Hi Dwarden,
As I’ve already stated, I’m not having any problems but do want to make sure that Alwil is up to speed
and makes sure that there will not be any glitches during SP3’s evolvement and eventual full implementation. 
I would have thought that they would be monitoring the situation and ensuring avast is up to speed. Since much of SP3 will be a collation of all security updates after SP2 (in much the same way as previous SPs), there isn’t that much new that is in SP3. Some of that is what is already in Vista so I think it won’t be a huge task for Alwil.
Remember avast was one of the first AVs available for Vista in beta and RC forms and that would have been a much greater undertaking.
Obviously only Alwil can say what they are doing relating to XP SP3.
Well, as I wrote a couple of months ago ;D - yes, avast! is being tested against new service packs.
I’m not aware of any changes though - except for one in boot-time scanner (old builds wouldn’t work with SP3). But the changes were done quite some time ago already.
Thanks for the quick reply igor. It’s nice to know that my assumptions where true. (A rarity.)
We tested Avast with XP SP3 back in May, on one of the very early code drops (not released by public - we were doing the testing on the MS campus).
Cheers
Vlk
does anyone know when the final version of XP SP3 will be ??? 
which i have SP2 on my hp laptop
I think on march
Hi drhayden1,
It is put out to the test by beta testers now, after that it will be released.
pol
will it be available through windows update or how and it is FREE! : :o
Dan,
The expected release date is the first quarter of 2008.
Should we start a contest to see who can come closest to the actual release date ??? ;D ;D
The same way SP2 was released.
Will it need a product key or serial while upgrading from sp2 after released?
If you use windows update (WU) it would have to pass WGA validation, probably the same if you try to download it outside of the WU process.
So you wouldn’t need to have a product key/serial number but your copy of windows would have to pass WGA validation.
I almost forget…Does it has to activation the windows in 30 days?Coz last time i upgrade xp sp1 to 2 needed.
The simple answer is “no”.
Registration also wasn’t needed when you updated from Sp1 to Sp2.