Windows XP SP3 RTM date is a typo – Microsoft

by Hemanth on April 3, 2008

Most of you are aware of the rumors on further delays in the Windows XP SP3 public release date. But all in a sudden a news post in the Neowin forums stir a debate on the fact the SP3 is already RTMed! It all started with someone who noticed the Windows XP SP3 RTM ( Release-To-Manufacturing) date as 31st March 2008 in the Windows XP Support Live Cycle Page at Microsoft.com.

The page states General Availability Date of XP SP3 is 31/03/2008 meaning it may well have RTM’d already but the software giant has not made an official public announcement.

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(Image from Zdnet Blogs)

Mary Jo from ZDNet contacted MS regarding this and they clearly stated that it’s a typo! Here is the exact response from Microsoft.

“The March 31st date you saw for Windows XP SP3 RTM on Microsoft.com is incorrect. This information was published due to a site publisher error, and Microsoft is currently working to update the site. The final version of Windows XP SP3 is still on target to be released the first half of calendar year 2008.”

So here we are waiting again. :)

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    Denisse Lippman April 28, 2009 at 2:08 am

    Great articles & Nice a site.

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