Andre Yoskowitz
29 Apr 2008 16:29
Microsoft has delayed the official release of its touted Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly found "technical glitch."
The giant software company added that there was a "compatibility issue between the XP service pack and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, a retail chain management program for small and midsize businesses."
The company had finalized the code for SP3 last week and had originally planned to make it available beginning today.
"In order to make sure customers have the best possible experience, we have decided to delay releasing Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center," the company added in a statement.
The same glitch also apparently exists between Microsoft Dynamics RMS and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, which was already released earlier this month and more recently via Automatic Updates.
"To help protect our customers, we plan to put filtering in place shortly to prevent Windows Update from offering both service packs to systems running Microsoft Dynamics RMS," Microsoft said. "Once filtering is in place, we expect to release Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Download Center."
Microsoft also advised anyone using the Microsoft Dynamics RMS to not install the SP updates until the company completes a fix. The "fix is currently in testing and will be available as soon as that process is complete," they added.