Delayed... It's Quite refreshing to see ms hold somthing back so they can make sure it is solid.
I hope it is a new trend rather than a fluke.

Anyway, here's the official link from MS's server for the English version:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdow … ebfde4.exe

The long figure-letter code in the file name is once again the SHA-1 hash.

It has been withdrawn (can still be DL'ed when I checked) because there is an issue with the Dynamics Retail Management System, which is said to only affect companies that deploy it (do no bummer for the average Joe).
Read more about it here:
http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/Micr … s--/110635

The torrents have a terrible reputation for including a "little present" i.e. Spyware, Bots, Rootkits etc.

This is why you should always check the hash sum of such files with the hash given by the official releaser (MS did include SHA-1 hashes in the filename for the SP3 RCs).

Also, the files by MS contain a digital signature; there is an MS tool that can validate that signature and thereby confir them file is unaltered.

Just FYI

I got reply after midnight 1.44 (belgium is GMT+1)
He must have recieved this after bussiness hours.. and took action.

so, I don't know who fixed the download.
(our files now have three sources, but Jean-Philippe changed his main page.).

But, it started working and it probably started working as soon as Jean-Philippe fixed his links.

I was arguing the difference between 'Released' - vs Leaked, Stolen or Pirated.
Available is different than Released.

When I Refer to a "release" I mean an official release by the OEM, in this case MS.

Thanks BB you da man!

The torrents have a terrible reputation for including a "little present" i.e. Spyware, Bots, Rootkits etc.

I get my Beta's from my local MS rep, they are clean.

Overflow is correct, stay away from dubious downloads, they may crash and the programming team thinks it's a problem with their code.

I can go and download a copy of server 2008 from MSDN and post it too. that doesn't make it a released copy. (it's stealing)

If someone on major geeks used their MSDN account to get the file and then post it they have broken their agreement with MS and have risked their MSDN access to do it. (and potentialy could get MG shut down - Like autopatcher was)

It is a public release when ms says it is - and that is on the 29th - PERIOD

read it yourself here -->  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wind … 3a761.aspx

If you can't get it from MicroSoft then it ain't released is it??  (it is STOLEN / PIRATED not 'released')

ARE YOU STONED?
PS by the time you finish argueing the point with me it will be released

EDIT JAAK; we again have issues on LAN 804 download. You can get it from (link killed)

site in above post has older version

sp3 final IS out

What I saw a few seconds ago is like "work in progress'

Bâshrat the Sneaky said he will get the mirror issues sorted.