Explosive Labs has posted a review on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Release Candidate 2)
TechEd attendees have mixed feelings on XP SP2. One compliments its "pop-up killer." Another calls integration a "major pain."
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The major changes to Windows XP brought by Service Pack 2 (SP2) are bound to cause support headaches. Analysts, users, PC makers and Microsoft Corp. all expect a spike in help desk calls.
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Microsoft has no plans to port the security and feature enhancements due in Windows XP Service Pack 2, now in final beta testing, to older versions of Windows.
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This spreadsheet lists the full set of Group Policy settings described in Administrative Template (.adm) files shipped with Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Release Candidate 2 (RC2).
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The company issued Release Candidate 2 of Windows XP Service Pack 2--a mouthful that amounts to a host of improvements designed to make PC users more likely to employ stronger security settings on their machines. Microsoft had been expected to reach the RC2 milestone last month, but apparently ran into some compatibility issues, according to several Windows enthusiast sites.
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There's still no Release Candidate 2 beta out. But there is a growing body of information on anticipated application-compatibility problems.
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I am Not a Geek send words that the latest version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 includes DirectX 9.0C
Even in the eleventh hour, Redmond is continuing to make changes to its Windows XP update code.
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Contrary to some reports, Microsoft confirms that Windows XP SP2 will not install on systems running known pirated copies of Windows XP.
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Microsoft has updated the "Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2" document
Vice president for the Windows client says security tops that list, and that Windows XP Service Pack 2 will bring big enhancements.
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With half of today's PCs running earlier versions of Windows and plans for Longhorn's release pushed off until 2006, Microsoft plans a fall marketing blitz to boost sales of the current XP.
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MSDN has published an article about developing games for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft has delayed the release of its next update to Windows XP, CNET News.com has learned. The company says it is still incorporating testers' feedback.
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Executives from Microsoft Corp.'s security group demonstrated some of the new security features planned for the next major Windows XP software update, known as Service Pack 2, and faced persistent questions Tuesday from customers about whether the new features will interfere with other security technology.
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The Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) contains the information you need to develop applications for Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
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As it prepares to release Release Candidate 2 of its much-touted Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft is patching the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) beta build, according to BetaNews.
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The Windows update focuses on improving security ahead of the company's usual drive to keep technical support calls to a minimum.
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A couple of Windows enthusiast sites are pegging June 23 as a big date on the Microsoft calendar for RTM for Windows XP SP2, the next Tablet PC operating system and a new 64-bit Windows XP flavor.
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