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When will XP SP2 be available for Public Download?

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thatsright

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Okay, here is a pathetic copy and paste job from Neowin.com from today's article on SP2:

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
 
Its weird, because at work last week we were told SP2 had been put back till 18th August!

That was officially from Microsoft.

I dunno who to believe these days!

I would say that it would be here by the end of August at the very latest.

You will be able to install DirectX 9.0c for sure, but I don't think it will improve anything as far as your 9700 goes.
 
I'm looking forward to this SP. There seems to be quite a few meaningful security changes and updates. Let's hope they don't release it until it's really ready for prime time.
 
The current build is 2161? Is that the build you get when you download this from Microsoft's website? Has anybody downloaded 2161 yet? I've just installed SP2 build 2149. This is going to be a hassle to uninstall and reinstall SP2 😛. BTW, DX 9.0c works fine on my laptop, which only has a SuperSavage video chip 😛, so it should work with any card.
 
As far as SP2 Final goes I have heard like others it will be released some time next month. I also heard that there will be a whole new Windows update system and that new system will be used to distribute SP2 and any future Windows updates.

There have also been rumors surrounding both the new update system and SP2;

One is that the new update system will only update to legit versions of Windows XP so if you are running a pirated version no SP2 for you. The more extreme rumor was if you install SP2 on a pirated version of XP and then reboot it will lock you out of your desktop or not allow it to boot at all.

So if you are not legit you might want to get legit before you try SP2Final.
 
Originally posted by: Socio
As far as SP2 Final goes I have heard like others it will be released some time next month. I also heard that there will be a whole new Windows update system and that new system will be used to distribute SP2 and any future Windows updates.

There have also been rumors surrounding both the new update system and SP2;

One is that the new update system will only update to legit versions of Windows XP so if you are running a pirated version no SP2 for you. The more extreme rumor was if you install SP2 on a pirated version of XP and then reboot it will lock you out of your desktop or not allow it to boot at all.

So if you are not legit you might want to get legit before you try SP2Final.
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If that is the case, there will be a crack before SP2 RTM is even released.
 
Microsoft said Monday that the long-awaited update of Windows XP will be sent to manufacturing in August, a month later than expected. The product should be in customers' hands later that month.

Windows XP Service Pack 2, or SP2, will contain a number of new features. Most of the improvements deal with security. One new feature, for example, is a Security Center that provides a view of a PC's key protection settings. An improved firewall and other tweaks are also planned.

This is the second time that Microsoft has delayed SP2, which was originally expected in June. Earlier this year, Microsoft said that the update would be delayed until July.

The company gave no reasons for new delay. Last month, a number of Windows enthusiast Web sites reported that Microsoft had run into compatibility problems between SP2 and other software.
 
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