Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate Now Available To Public
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has released to the public a near-final version of a major update to its Windows XP operating system.
As of Wednesday, the 'Release Candidate' for Windows XP Service Pack 3 was available as a 336 Mbyte download from Microsoft's Web site. The software had previously been available only to participants in Microsoft's official test programs.
Software vendors usually issue a release candidate when they're close to producing a final version of a product or update. It provides a last chance for users to weigh in before a final version is released to manufacturing.
