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Microsoft will release Service Pack 3 for Windows XP update on April 29, 2008. This update has been in waiting since long but now the development has finished and service pack is ready to be released.

The service pack will be available for download via Microsoft website. Home users who have Automatic Updates feature turned on will get it in summer 2008 according to Microsoft. On a question about distributing update with new machines, an MS representative said the company won’t update boxed copies of Windows XP with the service pack. It will be an option for computer makers though that are still offering XP on new machines. They have only until June to sell XP on standard systems, though some low-cost, low-end machines can be sold with Windows XP until 2010, as they are aimed at developing markets.

Service Pack 3 was in testing phase for some time. The product was planned to be released as early as 2006, but it was delayed primarily due to Microsoft’s focus on developing and updating Windows Vista.