Major service packs are planned for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in 2004. The next major Windows client OS release will be "Longhorn," in 2006. Although there have been rumors of a "Windows XP Reloaded," this name refers to a marketing project. The only software associated with the project would likely take the form of an OEM-only release of Windows XP SP2 with additional free components, such as a new Windows Media Player.

The next Windows Server update will be Windows Server 2003 R2, in the second half of 2005, which delivers new features for remote access and management of branch offices, and which will incorporate Windows feature packs (such as Windows SharePoint Services) and version 2.0 of the .NET Framework run-time system (due in the first half of 2005). The next major release will be Windows Longhorn Server, due six to 12 months after the Longhorn client release.

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