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Okay, here is a pathetic copy and paste job from
Neowin.com from [L=today's article on SP2]
http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=22113&category=main
[/L]:
Windows XP SP2 RTM due within 2 weeks
Posted by Tom Warren on 10 Jul 2004 - 16:36 | 67
comments
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.
Around the October time frame we will see "XP Reloaded"
in action. The marketing campaign will kick off with the
availability of Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Tablet PC
Edition 2004, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and
Windows Media Player 10. Interestingly Microsoft is
changing the way Media Center Edition works. Media Center
Edition was always based off the Windows XP Professional
version of XP and not the home edition. Current MCE
builds lose the ability to add the machine to a domain
after setup is complete (you can still add the machine
during setup). Microsoft are trying to convert MCE so
it's stripped of professional features so it's cheaper
for OEMs and for a possible retail on the product. If
they could package MCE alongside OEMs and produce
a "Media Center Kit" that would combine a TV card/Remote
and Media Center Edition software it would sell very,
very well.
For now though lets look forward to Service Pack 2
reaching the final stage of development and focus on
Windows XP Service Pack 3, lets face it SP2 is SO last
week
Update: The proposed date is the 21st of July
So when will the SP2 be released publicly, so I can
update my XP Pro, I'm still sort of confused after
reading the article on Neowin?
And will I be able to install DirectX 9.0c on my Radeon
9700 card, or will it only install on nVidia 6800 line of
cards?
Thanks
Neowin.com from [L=today's article on SP2]
http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=22113&category=main
[/L]:
Windows XP SP2 RTM due within 2 weeks
Posted by Tom Warren on 10 Jul 2004 - 16:36 | 67
comments
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.
Around the October time frame we will see "XP Reloaded"
in action. The marketing campaign will kick off with the
availability of Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Tablet PC
Edition 2004, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and
Windows Media Player 10. Interestingly Microsoft is
changing the way Media Center Edition works. Media Center
Edition was always based off the Windows XP Professional
version of XP and not the home edition. Current MCE
builds lose the ability to add the machine to a domain
after setup is complete (you can still add the machine
during setup). Microsoft are trying to convert MCE so
it's stripped of professional features so it's cheaper
for OEMs and for a possible retail on the product. If
they could package MCE alongside OEMs and produce
a "Media Center Kit" that would combine a TV card/Remote
and Media Center Edition software it would sell very,
very well.
For now though lets look forward to Service Pack 2
reaching the final stage of development and focus on
Windows XP Service Pack 3, lets face it SP2 is SO last
week
Update: The proposed date is the 21st of July
So when will the SP2 be released publicly, so I can
update my XP Pro, I'm still sort of confused after
reading the article on Neowin?
And will I be able to install DirectX 9.0c on my Radeon
9700 card, or will it only install on nVidia 6800 line of
cards?
Thanks