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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master
NRT-0446 Windows XP SP3 Release:
Microsoft will releas Windows XP Service Pack 3 during the second half of April, according
to a report from a web site that has correctly predicted recent Windows ship dates. TechARP.com
a Malaysian web site that nailed VISTA SP1's release-to-manufacturing (RTM) date last month as well
as its release to Windows Update last week, said that Microsoft would wrap up work on XP's third
and final service pack next month. The site pegged RTM for Windows XP SP3 as "second half of
April 2008" for seven languages, with a follow-on RTM of the remaining supported languages
"approximately 21 days" later. Microsoft declined comment, other than to repeat an earlier
statement about the service pack's timing. "We are targeting 1H [first half] 2008 for the
release of XP SP3 RTM, though our timing will always be based on customer feedback as a first
priority," a spokeswoman said in an email. The last time Microsoft made a public move with
Windows XP SP3 was a little over a month ago, when it posted a second release candidate to
Windows Update.
(ComputerWorld 24MAR08)