Microsoft has released the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Platform SDK RC2

With Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft is introducing a set of security technologies that will help improve Windows XP-based computers' ability to withstand malicious attacks from viruses and worms. These technologies include:

* Network protection
* Memory protection
* Improved email security
* Safer browsing

Together, these security technologies will help make it more difficult to attack Windows XP, even if the latest patches or updates aren't applied. These security technologies together are particularly useful mitigation against worms and viruses. To developers these technologies will have impacts on the applications that they create and the tools they use.

The Platform SDK – Windows XP Service Pack 2 Release Candidate contains the information you need to develop applications for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Release Candidate 2 (Build 2149). Use this SDK to ensure that you have the latest documentation, samples, and SDK build environment (header files, libraries, and tools) for the RC2 release of Windows XP Service Pack 2.

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