Windows XP SP3 (v.5503 - Possibly RTM) leaked?

[apoorva84]

Will Microsoft pulls another trick like Windows Vista SP1 on Windows XP SP3, where the RTM version is released without announcement initially (in the case of Vista SP1, the RC2 was made RTM or RTL or RTW). There is a leaked version of Windows XP SP3, the latest service pack for aging Windows XP, which some users have speculated as the build which will be the final RTM version of XP Service Pack 3, or at least the RTM candidate.

The leaked Windows XP SP3 from unknown source has the version number of 5.1 (2600 build 2600.xpsp.080306-1604:Service Pack 3) or 5.1.2600.080306-1604, build number of v.5503. The setup.exe inside the archive has the file version of 5.1.2600.5503. Comparing the last previous known official release of XP SP3 - SP3 RC2, the build version is a huge jump from v.3311 to v.5503, kind of peculiar and weird. As with Vista SP1 RC2 which turned out to be the RTM release, the system properties after installing this version of XP Service Pack 3 do not list any build version number, unlike prior SP3 betas. However, v5503 version of SP3 installer still has a Pre-Release License.

Source and more info here:*www.mydigitallife.info/2008/03/16/windows-xp-sp3-v5503-possibly-rtm-torrent-and-http-download-link/

 

[Krazy_About_Technology]

Ya, it can be the final version, in my opinion. With Vista SP1 and this version of XP SP3, this resemblance of build number not getting shown in System Properties dialog is indeed an important sign. Lets hope that this holds true and it gets out soon.

 

[casanova]

I guess this is a bit too early for RTM release. Would have thought otherwise incase it was released after two weeks i.e; in April as MS had said it would be in second quarter of 2008