JC88 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 I don't think anyone can really say for sure when RTM will be out.. Microsoft seem to be so s**t at sticking to dates... that I think BMac is right in saying wait for 25th.. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4ever Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 well on the 3rd i said "tommorrow i will have sp2" on the 4th i said "tommorrow i will have sp2" on the 5th i say "tommorrow i will have sp2" i wonder how long i will be saying that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMac Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 well on the 3rd i said "tommorrow i will have sp2"on the 4th i said "tommorrow i will have sp2" on the 5th i say "tommorrow i will have sp2" i wonder how long i will be saying that! Like I said earlier start thinking "by the 25th I will have SP2." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscustom Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 just recieved a thank you email from windows beta for my work on xpsp2 and to verify my mailing address. i do believe final is very very soon... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AminoSC Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Windows update just installed Windows Update Version 5.4.3790.2182 built by: srv03_rtm(ntvbl04) on my computer. It's almost time people :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraytonAK Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Who cares what the release date is said to be anymore? It's simple marketing. Drum up the excitement for your product so as to attract attention. Then whenever it really is released, there will be sheep lined up to take it. If history had some different events for Apple, which resulted in a more equal stature between the two companies, we'd certainly be farther along than we are now. MS really has no competition in this realm. Apple keeps up pretty well, but they don't have the influence. Competition breeds true innovation, and a lack of it breeds Microsofts, which milk the current situations for all they're worth before moving on to the Next Big Thing. Look at what competition did for our beloved processor markets, both x86 and 3D graphics. Get a napkin and stop drooling over this service pack, because you know damn well that if it's already a year late, it may as well be two years in MS's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraytonAK Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Windows update just installed Windows Update Version 5.4.3790.2182 built by: srv03_rtm(ntvbl04) on my computer.It's almost time people :D Uh, right. And how many updates have there been for WU v5 over the past couple of months? Oye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispCreations Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 just recieved a thank you email from windows beta for my work on xpsp2 and to verify my mailing address. i do believe final is very very soon... :D Me too, I won't be holdin' my breath though :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert McClelland Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 I'm going formated now so I can get tomorrow :) I love to formated :woot: :laugh: I can get my system up and running in one hour hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetRyder Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Who cares what the release date is said to be anymore? It's simple marketing. Drum up the excitement for your product so as to attract attention. Then whenever it really is released, there will be sheep lined up to take it. If history had some different events for Apple, which resulted in a more equal stature between the two companies, we'd certainly be farther along than we are now. MS really has no competition in this realm. Apple keeps up pretty well, but they don't have the influence. Competition breeds true innovation, and a lack of it breeds Microsofts, which milk the current situations for all they're worth before moving on to the Next Big Thing. Look at what competition did for our beloved processor markets, both x86 and 3D graphics. Get a napkin and stop drooling over this service pack, because you know damn well that if it's already a year late, it may as well be two years in MS's opinion. Why post in a thread that's explicitly called "The SP2 thread" if you're not interested? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AminoSC Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Why post in a thread that's explicitly called "The SP2 thread" if you're not interested? :rolleyes: LOL...I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFE Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 What makes me crazy about the final release of SP2 I am a system integrator and support provider. At present I have seven machines to be installed with a fresh Windows. I have been postponing this job for the last few days in the hope that I will get SP2 final soon, and will be able to hand over their machine with it. Broadband connections are not dependable here in our country, they are so sluggish with private/shared ip. So, I depend on a single link dial-up. Because SP2 is coming, I arranged things for a multilink dial-up connection. I had to manage extra modems from my friends as well as extra phone lines from my neighbours+relatives just for this. So, now you can see me waiting for: 1. Download SP2 and return the things I have arranged to download this. 2. Install the machines with SP2 slipstreamed Windows XP. 3. Hand over the machines to their owners. 4. Go to sleep. 5. Wake up next morning, and install my own machine with SP2. What do you think you should do if you were in such situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFE Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 @NetRyder Why post in a thread that's explicitly called "The SP2 thread" if you're not interested? He is not interested? I don't think so. In fact, he is fed up with all these things. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainashi Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 @NetRyderHe is not interested? I don't think so. In fact, he is fed up with all these things. :) i think a lot of people are fed up waiting right now. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNC Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Windows update just installed Windows Update Version 5.4.3790.2182 built by: srv03_rtm(ntvbl04) on my computer.It's almost time people :D Me toooo! I guess that's something else that got fixed. The more that gets fixed the better. Just carry on reporting bugs.... TheNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marseille07 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 RFE...I think what u need to do depends on when your work is due. If it is due really soon...then you gotta install SP1 and get it over with, then overwrite with SP2 in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypx Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 is this the final version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNC Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 I couldn't agree more. None of this is worth a heart attack!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypx Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 (edited) is this the final version?http://webpages.charter.net/manderson001/xpsr2.jpg << removed >> Edited August 6, 2004 by gameguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 is this the final version? Probably not... it's just that the final builds don't contain all the RC references, even though they aren't final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypx Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Probably not... it's just that the final builds don't contain all the RC references, even though they aren't final. Thanks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFE Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 @skypx is this the final version?<<SCREENSHOT IN JPG FORMAT>> Always use GIF/PNG for GUI screenshots. JPG is good for only real life pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted August 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 6, 2004 I have posted a review of all the new features for WinXP SP2 at the following link. Hope it helps you all. :D https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=199568 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Wave,Aug 6 2004, 01:09] I have posted a review of all the new features for WinXP SP2 at the following link. Hope it helps you all. :Dhttps://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=199568 Good job... two thumbs up!! :) :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomjic Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 from the inquirer COLOMBIAN WEB site Evaluamos said Microsoft will release to manufacturing service pack two, Windows XP today. That's for the English version.Downloads from the web are likely to start in the next fortnight, but the auto update systems will kick off earlier than that. Evaluamos said that the size of the downloads will be between 180 and 250MB, depending on the updates. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17698 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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