Neowin has learned that unlike other sites reported earlier this week, 2145 isn"t RC2 (suprisingly) and that build 2147 has earned the much awaited beginning of RC2 tagging.
Build 2147 (xp_sp2_rc2.040607-1235) is not likely to be released as RC2 (if problems are found, which is near certain) but marks the beginning of what"s called RC2 tagging. The build that finally goes out as RC2 should get to beta testers by the beginning of next week and possibly by the end of this week. The RC2 build can still increase by one or two build numbers if there are any minor problems or changes required. We"ll let you know as soon as we have it confirmed but for now it"s definite that RC2 is very close.