XP2 RTMs Tonight, MSDN Access Tomorrow

Neowin is reporting that the final Windows XP Service Pack 2 (or XP2 as I like to call it) will be compiled this evening. The Network Install should be available tomorrow for Microsoft.com users and MSDN subscribers, and will be available via the next version of Windows Update on August 25th.

Microsoft is going to be doing a huge marketing push on this one. You can expect to see new ads on TV and in magazines, free cds in computer stores, and I wouldn't put it past them to include the CD in the next MSDN mag shipment or something like that. Microsoft's answer to security-related support calls for a while is going to be "Install SP2, then come talk to us."