There’s some interesting info of which users of IE8 Beta 1 should be aware if they plan on upgrading to Windows XP SP3.  The following comes from an announcement made at IEBlog last week:

If you already have IE8 Beta 1 installed on XPSP2, Windows XP SP3 will not be offered to you via Windows Update. This is because after you update your system to XPSP3, you will no longer be able to uninstall IE8 Beta 1 and the Remove option will be grayed out under the Add/Remove programs in Control Panel.

I heard Windows XP SP3 was out and was curious why it hadn’t been deployed to my home computer yet.  I guess this explains why.  If you want to upgrade to SP3, the solution is to remove IE8 Beta 1 from your computer.  According to IEBlog, you’re free to reinstall it after you’ve made the upgrade.

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