The code had been promised for mid-May but was pushed back after Microsoft delayed the final release of the service pack until the third quarter. Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, released on April 25, 2005, is an edition of Windows XP for x86-64 personal computers. It is designed to use the expanded 64-bit memory address space provided by the x86-64 architecture. [1] . The RC2 code that was made available Monday had been promised for release in mid-May, but the date shifted after Microsoft confirmed last month that the final release of Windows XP2 had slipped The code had been promised for mid-May but was pushed back after Microsoft delayed the final release of the service pack until the third quarter. REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 6, 2004 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing of Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies.

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