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Old Jul 10, 2004, 08:24 AM   #1
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Windows XP SP2 RTM due within 2 weeks
After a message on the Windows Update V5 newsgroups regarding a possible interim build being released, Microsoft have back tracked and denied that there will be another interim release. Mike Brannigan (MSFT) called the posting "Untrue and inaccurate" and stated that the next public release is the RTM.According to reliable sources at Microsoft the scroll build (RTM) is due to be finished as early as next week or within the next 2 weeks. Current builds stand at 2161.

After the RTM date OEMs have 90 days to ship SP2 pre-installed on their XP machines. Within those 90 days they're required to ship the XP SP2 update CD with machines. CDs will be made available at support outlets (PC World Support) and on frontpage magazine covers. Microsoft are aiming to make sure everyone gets this update and will be spending just as much time & money promoting it as developing it.

Once Windows XP SP2 has hit RTM this will provide room for more development on Longhorn. Currently there have been only 8 builds since the WinHEC build in May. 8 builds in 2 months shows how Microsoft is focussing on XP SP2 at the moment. Build 4088 is the latest build internally and as of yet there have not been any reported changes since WinHEC.

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Old Jul 10, 2004, 11:59 AM   #2
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neowin has updated this since posting.

Update: The proposed date is the 21st of July.
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Old Jul 10, 2004, 12:28 PM   #3
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Is the RTM SP2 the offical release?
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yes it is.
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SWEET! bout damn time.... drooling as i speak....er.. type...
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Is the RTM SP2 the offical release?
I have a feeling this is what ubisoft is waiting for
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RTM
(Case anyone's curious) means Release to Manufacturer
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Old Jul 11, 2004, 07:38 PM   #8
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How come my computer reports 2149 as the latest release?
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because..........you installed it?
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thats because you have the release candidate 2 (RC2). it still a beta.
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because..........you installed it?
ha. ha. ha.

I would never have imagined that. no...really.
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Old Jul 12, 2004, 07:12 AM   #12
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Well.....so.....does this mean that we'd have to buy a magazine (PC World or whatever) to get the update quickly? Or will it be available on Windows Update as soon as it's RTM?


This is a little OT but.........

I hope someone makes a nice guide soon after the SP2 release that helps people understand/disable/setup the various "features" that will be in SP2 and make it a sticky-post here. I don't have the time to figure it all out myself anymore. Working, sleeping and an hour or two on the PC about sums up my current daily life.....and I'm STILL broke.
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