Microsoft Doubles Blocking Time For SP2
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Microsoft has doubled the time that businesses can block Windows XP SP2 from downloading automatically, giving them until mid-April to test the update.
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A critical hole in Windows XP firewall in Service Pack 2 makes computers accessible to anyone on the network. The configuration problem only affects dial-up users: some dialling software mistakes the entire
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Faced with concerns from IT professionals, Microsoft Corp. gave users more time to prepare for Windows XP Service Pack 2 by doubling the time a special registry key will prevent PCs from automatically downloading and installing the mammoth update.
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Games and security programs are on a long list of software that does not work well with the Windows SP2 update.
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Last week Microsoft finally released the much-anticipated Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP. This update represents a fundamental change in many aspects of Windows XP security and could reasonably be called the next release of Windows XP as much as a ...
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Microsoft is giving customers a little more time to test Windows XP Service Pack 2 by extending the time that a download-blocking mechanism will be in effect.
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Microsoft&#39;s big Windows patch gets snapped up by consumers, but many businesses are still testing it. By John Foley. Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2 is now in the hands of more than 100 million users, the company disclosed on Wednesday.
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Microsoft will resume rolling out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Wednesday when it starts pushing the massive update to business users via Windows Automatic Update and the Windows Update Web site.
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Service Pack 2, "SP2" for short, aims to stop viruses, worms, browser hijackings and worse by including security features that people have to add and adjust on their own. -Rob Pegoraro
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Microsoft has released yet another hotfix&#39;to fix a newly discovered problem in its XP Service Pack2 (XP SP2) release.
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In a series of continuing twists, Microsoft has now announced that their Internet release of Service Pack 2 will be delayed in light of serious complaints from current users who have installed it.
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p2pnet.net News:- Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has ten unpatched vulnerabilities, says Finjan Software. &quot;Microsoft, however, ardently disputed the claims and said that they were &#39;potentially misleading and possibly erroneous&#39;,&quot; says a TechWeb story.
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The company&#39;s automatic blocking tool for SP2 will only work until April 2005. After that, Microsoft will push its security update automatically to all XP customers.
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Microsoft Corp. has released new tools allowing users of Office 2003 SP3 to unblock a host of barred file types and apologized to software rival Corel for saying its file format posed a security risk.
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Glitches between Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and critical applications continue to emerge, with McAfee admitting its flagship VirusScan product prior to version 7.1 requires a customised patch to be operational with Windows Security Center, part of SP2
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 gets a &#39;hotfix&#39; for VPNs, part of the never-ending process of software development.
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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has taken steps to help enterprise developers who want to test their applications against Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).