Microsoft provides Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh version download

According to the news, Microsoft released the upgrade version of Windows XP SP3 RC2 RC2 Refresh on Tuesday. Although Microsoft had finalized the release date of Vista SP1 as early as February, Microsoft did not disclose much news for XP SP3. Currently, the Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh version has been provided to the Windows Download Center. Users can obtain this version of the upgrade through the Microsoft website or Windows Update. According to Microsoft, "We released this RC test version for the purpose of obtaining more user feedback." Br>

In fact, according to Mary Jo Foley on the Zdnet website, Microsoft originally planned to release the official version of SP3 this week, but in the end they changed their minds. In addition, according to Microsoft's instructions, this SP3 RC2 Refresh version will be basically the same as the previous RC2, only "patched the Windows Update issue, and added HD Audio support, and other aspects are not significantly different from the RC2 version." From the above description, it is speculated that this RC2 Refresh version is likely to be the official version of XP SP3 that Microsoft originally planned to release.

Currently, the Microsoft XP website provides downloads of the Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh upgrade patch, including stand-alone installation packages in German, Japanese, and English. Other users can download the Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2.exe file provided by Microsoft to modify the registry and get the Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh upgrade from Windows Update. However, since this version is not significantly different from the previous RC2 version, we recommend that users continue to wait for the official version of SP3.