Windows XP SP2 hits RC1 milestone
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Microsoft is broadening its Windows XP Service Pack 2 beta test as of release-candidate 1 (RC1), which the company made available for download on Wednesday evening. Concurrent with the release of the RC1 bits, Microsoft acknowledged that it is continuing to make feature tweaks to SP2 as it inches toward its mid-year ship date.
As of RC1, Microsoft is making the beta available to its core group of technical beta testers, its TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network subscribers; and other IT professionals who participate in its technical-preview program. Greg Sullivan, lead product manager with Microsoft's Windows division, said the company isn't sure how many testers will participate in the RC1 test, but that it will be a substantially larger pool than is currently testing the service pack.