This has been all over the news sites since the placement of the Service Pack 2 on the beta site yesterday.

Microsoft announced the second release candidate (RC2) of Windows XP Service Pack 2 as it strives to meet its revised, end-of-summer delivery deadline.

The RC2 code that was made available Monday had been promised for release in mid-May, but the date shifted after Microsoft confirmed last month that the final release of Windows XP2 had slipped until the third quarter. The beta was first released in December and RC1 appeared in March. The Windows update was originally scheduled to ship during the first half of 2004.

In spite of the delay, solution providers expect a significant uptake of Windows XP SP2 due to the enhanced security settings, an improved Windows Firewall, new features and data execution improvements designed to reduce the attack surface of Windows and frustrate would-be hackers.

Microsoft Announces Windows XP SP2 Release Candidate 2

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