Much is the expectation that has lifted this service pack and much has been said about him. Even in the odd site has been argued that it is virtually an anti Vista, and we will offer all the good things of the latter, but without any of its negative features.
In order to provide as accurate information as possible and see that there is any truth in these reports, and whenever you leave pending the final version in multi-language, I went to the source, namely Microsoft, and I have compiled what in the Web discussed the matter.
And what I found? Well, I found that, unless things change dramatically between now and the departure of that SP3, there is very little of it that many have announced, creating expectations that are not real at all.
I have found that going to be a very useful tool (them), but virtually nothing new (especially for those who have our fully updated XP).
This absence of news even to the point of not even include Internet Explorer 7 (nor any of the programs included in Windows Vista that are available for download for XP).
For those that want to consult the document (in English) on this topic, they can unload it of http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en
This, on the other hand, and because it is an operating system which is left with little commercial life (almost reduced to its distribution by some assemblers), was somewhat expected.
Service Pack 3 for Windows XP will contain, however, all the updates that have so far been from the marketing of Windows XP (both security hotfixes and others), and a few (too few) functionalities the issue of networks.
These developments are:
Black Hole Detection Router:
The SP3 Windows XP includes enhancements to detect routers Black Hole (black hole), ie routers that discarded packets without warning, activating this option by default.
Network Access Protection (NAP):
NAP is a policy enforcement platform built into Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP SP3 with which they can better protect the network by enforcing standards on safety in the system. Using NAP can create a custom security policy to validate the security of a computer before giving permission to access or communication to our network. Automatically controlled computers can be updated to ensure compliance with the current security policy, and limit access to computers that do not comply with this policy until it is not enforced. For example, you can block access to our network to those who do not have computers installed all security updates.
Interface description of user security options:
The panel options of user security in Windows XP SP3 now has a more descriptive text, but a better understanding in order to prevent misconfigured.
Enhanced security for Administrator and Service policy entries:
The Centre for Systems Essential Windows XP SP3, entries and Services Manager will be present to default on any new instance of political system. In addition, since the user interface for Impersonate Client Authentication Client After these adjustments may not be altered.
Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module:
Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module (Fips.sys) is a FIPS 140-1 level 1. It has the ability to encrypt several different algorithms in a cryptographic module accessible.
As for the inclusion of the new validation system Windows Product Activation, only affects new plants with Windows XP SP3, as in all other cases it is only a Service Pack which, presumably, will assume the same Validation XP assumed by the current discharges.
As can be seen, except for the great help posed by not having to download the updates from Windows Update (until today only 97 are from the output of Windows XP SP2), will not lead to any difference for those users who have their XP properly updated, and no improvement in the performance of it (again, based on data provided by Microsoft itself).
The new features that are included, although they are very important, only affect those customers enterprise-level, and they are all aimed at security at the network connections (EYE, not in Internet connections) and the compatibility between political security of this system and that already incorporates in this regard Windows Vista and the new Windows Server 2008.
Having regard to this, the delay in the output of this service pack is justified only in the implementation of these five features, as well as the rest was available for some time.
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For those who expected more from this SP3, which really sorry.
A hug everyone.
