After a series of delays, Microsoft finally ships out its security-minded update to Windows XP. But for some in the business world, the response is "not so fast."
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Update for Windows XP includes security features such as a firewall, but antivirus firms say they aren't worried.
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While developers at Microsoft Corp. may be celebrating that they finished work on Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP, IT departments around the world now face the question on whether they should update their systems, or not.
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Microsoft has officially released the Network Installation Package of Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft has updated the "Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2" article
A public release of Windows XP Server Pack 2 will be posted this Monday on the Microsoft TechNet website according to Michael Swanson's blog:
Microsoft has released Windows XP Service Pack 2 on the MSDN subscriber downloads website which is available for active MSDN Universal, Enterprise, Professional, and Operating Systems subscribers, Microsoft Certified Partners, and MSDN Academic Alliance members.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 is available in english (475.35 MB ISO) as well in german (476.67 MB ISO). An ISO (404.08 MB) with the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Customer Support Diagnostics Tools are also available for download.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 is available in english (475.35 MB ISO) as well in german (476.67 MB ISO). An ISO (404.08 MB) with the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Customer Support Diagnostics Tools are also available for download.
After some last-minute waxing and buffing, Microsoft finally sent its Windows XP Service Pack 2 to manufacturing early Friday. The product is expected to be available shortly through the Windows Updates feature in Windows XP, company officials said.
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Despite the hype around SP2 and the expected benefits, IT managers are saying that the difficulty of the installation process means they are taking a gradual approach.
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The company says quality concerns prompted the software giant to delay release of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
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All signs are pointing to the long-awaited XP Service Pack 2 going gold in the next 24 hours.
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Microsoft has released revision 1.1 of the "Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP" guide
Microsoft has released revision 1.3 of the Windows XP Security Guide
Microsoft has released an evaluation edition of Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1
Microsoft is preparing to launch its biggest security upgrade ever to Windows, dubbed Service Pack 2. Many corporations and software developers are struggling with the changes the update brings and predict problems when it ships in August.
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Company now says its long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 won't be available until August.
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On Friday, there were a number of reports on various Windows enthusiast sites noting that Microsoft had informed testers of its intention to post another beta release of Windows XP Service Pack 2. Now, according to Neowin, Microsoft is saying there will be no more SP2 beta releases.
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The folks at both WinBeta and NeoWin are reporting that Microsoft is set to release yet another beta build of its long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) code any time now. It's not clear if Microsoft will declare the new build "Release Candidate 3," but that would be our guess.
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Customers can now purchase workstations using Intel Corp.'s Nocona Xeon processor, with 64-bit extensions to the x86 instruction set, but they can't run the beta 64-bit version of Windows designed for those extensions on the new workstations.
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