When will SP2 be available for Public Download?

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?i...&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

SP2 for Windows XP will be available when Microsoft deems
it ready for release. There is no firm date set for its availability.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Courtney" wrote in message:
...

| 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?i...&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

sigh When it's ready!

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

"Courtney" wrote in message
...
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?i...&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

I know this might sound rude, but come on Carey why post
your canned message if you don't know yourself? It
doesn't help me out with my original question....... I
read SP2 will Released To Manufactures (RTM by the end of
the month) to Microsoft partner companies like Gateway,
Dell, etc. for configuring machines they sell with XP on
it.

Will companies do their own testing, before Microsoft
will put it up on the Windows Update site for download?
I thought it would be available for download this
August? Or will we have to wait until the exceedingly
vague "a time when it's appropriate in the future?"

I'm sure others have asked this question here, but this
is my 1st time posting and not sure how to search for
similar questions.



-----Original Message-----
SP2 for Windows XP will be available when Microsoft deems
it ready for release. There is no firm date set for its
availability.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

---------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------

"Courtney" wrote
in message:
...

| 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
.

Companies are free to test SP2 RC2 now by visiting:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...p2preview.mspx

I'm running SP2 RC2 on three different PCs and have had zero (0) issues.
This beta version will perform within a cat's whisker of how the final version
should perform.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

wrote in message:
...

|I know this might sound rude, but come on Carey why post
| your canned message if you don't know yourself? It
| doesn't help me out with my original question....... I
| read SP2 will Released To Manufactures (RTM by the end of
| the month) to Microsoft partner companies like Gateway,
| Dell, etc. for configuring machines they sell with XP on
| it.
|
| Will companies do their own testing, before Microsoft
| will put it up on the Windows Update site for download?
| I thought it would be available for download this
| August? Or will we have to wait until the exceedingly
| vague "a time when it's appropriate in the future?"
|
| I'm sure others have asked this question here, but this
| is my 1st time posting and not sure how to search for
| similar questions.

In ,

typed:

I thought it would be available for download this
August?


Many people did. Some still do, and they may be correct. But
nobody knows for sure.


Or will we have to wait until the exceedingly
vague "a time when it's appropriate in the future?"


Until we have more accurate information, yes.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:12:46 -0700, "Courtney"
wrote:

And you believe any of this? Microsoft is most famous for announcing
what is known as "Vaporware". They've been doing it for years with
applications, operating systems, and yes, service packs too. Believe
it when you see it! BTW, Mike Brannigan should be running for
political office not working for MS.

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?i...&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

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
Companies are free to test SP2 RC2 now by visiting:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...p2preview.mspx

I'm running SP2 RC2 on three different PCs and have had zero (0) issues.
This beta version will perform within a cat's whisker of how the final version
should perform.

And if You did You would never admit it.

"Dino" wrote in message ...
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
Companies are free to test SP2 RC2 now by visiting:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...p2preview.mspx

I'm running SP2 RC2 on three different PCs and have had zero (0) issues.
This beta version will perform within a cat's whisker of how the final version
should perform.

And if You did You would never admit it.

Yeah, how else could he have become an MVP?