Testers Thanked with Special Edition SP2 CD

By Nate Mook and David Worthington | Published September 13, 2004, 5:48 PM

According to multiple sources, a special edition CD containing Windows XP Service Pack 2 has begun to reach mailboxes of testers. The CD is nested in a folder marked with the slogan, "I came through for SP2." The major update for Windows XP was completed in early August after numerous delays and mounting pressure on Microsoft to improve the security of its flagship operating system.

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As I posted on the site I work for, the only thing different about this is the folder the CD comes in.

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By folder do you mean paper folder or a directory? Is the cd a special edition like with hologram, etc. I remember winning the WinME Commemorative Edition before! (and it was from right here on BetaNews! :-)

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By folder, I mean the cardboard packaging. It's in full color and has a BETA "slogan" on the back cover. I would post links to pictures, but I don't wish to spam another site here at Betanews.

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Very nice. I wish i got this CD but ohh well. Have fun for those who got it :).

-Blueshadowz

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What else is on the CD besides SP2? Because I ordered my SP2 cd from microsoft.com and got it a few days ago.. and it was free. I hope the testers got more than just the same CD everyone else can get for free =P

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Nothing! It's the same CD That everybody ordered for free except the cover it came in. All those months of testing and the all mighty Microsoft gives NOTHING for the effort.

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