XP PRO RTM?

[Mike Hagerty]

Greetings, What is the difference between XP pro SP1 and
RTM ? The
MS update catalog lists XP-SP1 and XP-RTM. I would like to
download the
correct files for a reinstall of XP-PRO, however there is
nothing on the
XP packaging that makes the distinction between the two
flavors.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration
Mike H.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

"RTM" usually means "Released To Manufacturing," and is normally
applied to a product at the end of its testing cycle. Hence an RTM
version of WinXP should refer to the original product released in
October of 2001, while the version with SP1 (Service Pack 1) will
include the patches and hotfixes available at the time of Service
Pack1's release last year.

Bruce Chambers

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"Mike Hagerty" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings, What is the difference between XP pro SP1 and
> RTM ? The
> MS update catalog lists XP-SP1 and XP-RTM. I would like to
> download the
> correct files for a reinstall of XP-PRO, however there is
> nothing on the
> XP packaging that makes the distinction between the two
> flavors.
> Thank you in advance for your time and consideration
> Mike H.
>
>

[Mike Hagerty]

Bruce, Thank you for the explanation...
Mike H.

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Greetings --
>
> "RTM" usually means "Released To Manufacturing," and is normally
> applied to a product at the end of its testing cycle. Hence an RTM
> version of WinXP should refer to the original product released in
> October of 2001, while the version with SP1 (Service Pack 1) will
> include the patches and hotfixes available at the time of Service
> Pack1's release last year.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
> "Mike Hagerty" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings, What is the difference between XP pro SP1 and
> > RTM ? The
> > MS update catalog lists XP-SP1 and XP-RTM. I would like to
> > download the
> > correct files for a reinstall of XP-PRO, however there is
> > nothing on the
> > XP packaging that makes the distinction between the two
> > flavors.
> > Thank you in advance for your time and consideration
> > Mike H.
> >
> >

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're welcome.

Bruce Chambers

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Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Mike Hagerty" > wrote in message
...
> Bruce, Thank you for the explanation...
> Mike H.
>