Microsoft Updates Windows Vista SP1 RC

Microsoft said today that the company planned to release an updated Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh to testers today. The company said that the new version, dubbed “Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2,” has been released to about 15,000 beta testers. The code is not being made available publicly, Microsoft said.

The product is still on track to be finalized this quarter, Microsoft said, “The final release date is based on quality, so we will continue to track customer and partner feedback from the beta program before setting a final date,” the company said. Earlier this month, Microsoft released the first refresh to the release candidate of Vista SP1, first to about 15,000 testers and later to the public.

As for Windows XP, Microsoft said it released today “Windows XP SP3 RC Refresh 2″ to beta testers on Wednesday. Microsoft said it is aiming to release the final product  sometime in the first half of this year, and added: “our timing will always be based on customer feedback as a first priority.”

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