Microsoft announced today that they have released a new test version of their upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 release. Called Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2, the update was made available to approximately 15,000 beta testers. According to Microsoft, SP1 is still on track to be finalized this quarter although the company would not commit to releasing the update this quarter as it depends on whether the quality of the release is up to snuff. For those of you who could care less about Windows Vista, Microsoft is also actively testing Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. The company released Refresh 3 to their SP3 release candidate on Wednesday and expects to have that released sometime during the first half of this year – yet with the same caveats of Vista SP1. It’ll be ready when it’s ready…

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