Windows XP Service Pack 3 Final Build 5512 Distribution by Channel Schedule Timeline
Microsoft has published an official Windows XP SP3 release schedule timeline by distribution channel that confirm previously reported that Windows XP SP3 is released to manufacturing (RTM) on April 21st, 2008, and will be released to web (RTW) on April 29th 2008 (US Time).
Windows XP SP3 Final Build 5512 Release Schedule Timeline by Channels
RTM (Release to Manufacturing): April 21, 2008
OEM Channel: April 21, 2008
Windows Update: April 29, 2008
Download Center: April 29, 2008
MSDN/TechNet Download: May 2, 2008
Windows XP SP3 Fulfillment Media: May 19, 2008
VL Customers via Download: June 1, 2008
Automatic Updates: June 10, 2008
Note: Release to Web (RTW) via WU and MDC has been delayed, re-released early May.
The schedule was originally published on a MSDN blog, but since has been taken down, indicated a possible re-scheduling for earlier MSDN/TechNet release (MSDN/TechNet release is way earlier). Anyway, here’s the screenshot of the announcement.
However, it’s not clear today’s RTM is for all languages or 7 languages edition which include English, French, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Previous report indicated that the release of Windows XP SP3 will be in 2 waves, with the rest of languages published on May 5.
Also interesting to note that, if Microsoft is not giving in to pressure, there probably won’t be any ‘leaked’ version of Windows XP SP3 as MSDN/TechNet subscribers, the major source of most leak, now have access to the downloads later than general release via web.
There is now leaked Windows XP SP3 RTM build 5512 standalone installer, official XP SP3 setup installer from Windows Update, and slipstreamed Windows XP with SP3.
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April 22nd, 2008 11:09
[...] Check out also detailed release schedule for XP SP3 by channels. [...]
April 23rd, 2008 10:43
[...] to released schedule for Windows XP SP3 Build 5512 published on MSDN blog, Microsoft has published Windows XP SP3 standalone update installation [...]
April 23rd, 2008 10:46
[...] released to manufacturing by Chris Keroack on TechNet forum. And Microsoft subsequently published a detailed Windows XP SP3 release schedule timeline by channel, which showing that availability of service pack download installer for privileged MSDN and TechNet [...]
April 28th, 2008 19:04
[...] to Windows Update server, ahead of its public availability release schedule on April 29, 2008 for distribution channel through Windows Update. Users who wary of downloading and applying the unofficial Windows XP SP3 [...]
April 30th, 2008 01:23
[...] to going to release Windows XP SP3 to the Windows Update, and probably Microsoft Download Center on schedule, which set to be today (April 29) after all. Worse still, Windows Vista SP1 release-to-web (RTW) [...]
May 7th, 2008 02:49
[...] availability has been officially released today, Tuesday May 6, 2008 after one week delay from the original schedule. The third and last service pack for Windows XP has released to MSDN/TechNet in April, and is now [...]