Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2c Release
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Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2c has released to manufacturing and will be available to system builders in September 2007.
Critical Action Item:
System builders who use imaging must create new Windows XP Professional images with Service Pack 2c when shipping Service Pack 2c product keys; otherwise end users will not be able to complete installation.
SP2c to Resolve Shortage of indows XP Product Keys
Due to the longevity of Windows XP Professional, it has become necessary to produce more product keys for system builders in order to support the continued availability of Windows XP Professional through the scheduled system builder channel end-of-life (EOL) date of January 31, 2009.
See Windows Life-Cycle Web site for more information on Microsoft’s support policy.
Timeline and Versions for SP2c Release
SP2c will be released into the System Builder channel in September to provide system builders with a new, extended range of product keys that will ship with:
* Windows XP Professional (except for Simplified Chinese, Russian and Korean languages)
* Windows XP Professional N
This release does not impact the following versions:
* Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition
SP2c Features and Requirements
There are no other features or fixes included in this service pack; it will only allow for the inclusion of additional product keys. When using SP2c product keys, system builders must:
* Use the product keys with SP2c media.
* Create new images from SP2c to accommodate the new product keys. A hotfix will not be provided.
Reminder to Update Images
System builders must update their images to Windows XP Professional SP2c. End users will not be able to successfully complete installation of Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2c if they do not have updated images. source:
blogs.technet.com
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Comments(8)
huh i dont get it... ?
they are running out of 25 digit key combinations for windows xp operating systems (new
ones) so they are putting them out with sp2c so that keys that have been used before, can
be used again (different sp)
if you know your math there is no way they have run out of product keys... this is some
other hidden agenda in the code just another ms bs so they can spy like george w. and his
attorney general.. heck russia has more freedom than we do from internal spying on the
people. break out the french chopping machine like they did a few centuries back time to
put the fear into these politicians in high places that is unless you have low friends in
high places then you might want to refrain.. can you see the french revolution in the ussr
oh.. ussa!
http://download6.pctutu.com/soft/vistasp1preview_x64_sr.exe
http://dd2.pctutu.com/soft/vistasp1preview_x86_sr.exe
just a bunch of hotfixez
http://www.mininova.org/tor/833394
well, if there's no piracy they will not run out... there are millions of genuine
windows xp users out there, and millions of illegal keys too...
just because the product key is 25 digits doesn't mean they can use any 25 digit key,
otherwise people would just be able to guess them. they use an algorithm to generate valid
keys and there are a limited number they can make.
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huh ?
By the huh guy on 11.08.2007 - 02:08