New Windows XP Service Pack To Fix Product Key ShortageMicrosoft is preparing a new Windows XP Professional service pack for system builders to address the dwindling number of available product keys for the popular operating system.
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2c has been released to manufacturing and will be available to system builders next month through their distributors, according to a Thursday post on Microsoft's U.S. System Builder Team's blog.
Unlike previous Windows service packs, Service Pack 2c will contain no new features or fixes; it's being released specifically to allow for the inclusion of additional product keys, Microsoft said.
"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," said Microsoft.
Although Microsoft recently announced that sales of its next generation Windows Vista operating system have passed the 60 million mark, many solution providers have been busily ripping Vista off new PCs and replacing it with XP Professional in response to customers' requests. Continue At Source
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