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InternetNews
June 15, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Windows SP2 Comes Closer with RC 2 Microsoft reveals code for its oft-delayed second release candidate to developers ahead of the summer deadline for the finished product.   |
PC World
March 2004
Paul Thurrot |
Windows XP's Big Security Fix Our test drive suggests that Service Pack 2 is a keeper--assuming no incompatibilities. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2004
Jim Wagner |
'Drag-and-Drop' IE Flaw Persists Microsoft officials confirmed the existence of two vulnerabilities within Internet Explorer 6.0 that affect all versions of Windows, including Windows XP Service Pack 2 users. |
InternetNews
April 9, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Q&A: Tony Goodhew, Manager, Microsoft Developer Group A Microsoft manager discusses the software giant's eagerly awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004 |
The Lookout: Windows XP SP2's Firewall: On by Default Microsoft has released a document detailing the features expected in its Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP, which will ship later this year. |
InternetNews
August 18, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Researcher Finds Flaws in XP SP2 German security firm finds weaknesses in the service pack's warning mechanism. |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage Fine-tune the settings in Microsoft's recently released Windows XP Service Pack 2. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Windows XP SP2 Turns 'On' Pop-up Blocking Microsoft's coming XP service pack adds a new Windows Security Center and a significant change to the default settings for pop-up blocking in IE. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Cameron Sturdevant |
SP2--Trouble for Agentless Patching? Ironically, SP2 will likely make it harder to keep computers up-to-date with the latest patches. |
PC World
October 2004
Andrew Brandt |
Security Tips: Keep Viruses, Worms, and Spyware Off Your PC Closing the gates to these threats before they infect your system. |
InternetNews
June 2, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
XP SP2: Do's & Don'ts for Web Sites To help customers prepare for its Windows XP security overhaul, Microsoft advocates programming changes for users of several applications. |
InternetNews
March 5, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft: Windows XP SP2 Will be Disruptive The software giant has created an online training course for developers to explain the implications of the security-centric OS service pack. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
XP SP2 Goes International The service pack is released to manufacturing in German, Japanese, Korean, simplified and traditional Chinese languages. |
PC World
September 2004
Paul Thurrott |
Windows XP's Big Fix With Service Pack 2, Windows gets an array of much-needed patches, tweaks, and tools, all rolled into one free download. Here's what's in it for you. |
InternetNews
August 24, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
MS Releases XP SP2 App Testing Guide Enterprise developers looking for a guide to test applications against the new Windows XP Service Pack 2 are getting some help from Microsoft. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
Seltzer Rubenking |
The Zero-Day Attack StarForce's Personal Safe'n'Sec... Prevx Pro 2005... Panda's TruPrevent... PivX preEmpt... Tips for installing behavior blocking software... ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6... McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006... BitDefender 9 Internet Security... Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security... Norton Internet Security 2006... Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2006... |
PC World
September 9, 2002
Scott Spanbauer |
Windows XP Service Pack Due Today Microsoft's first packaged update to the OS collects bug fixes and new drivers, adds leeway to the license monitor. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
BufferZone Pro 2 BufferZone virtualizes potentially malicious programs so they don't affect your computer permanently. |
InternetNews
December 20, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
'Greyhat' Exposes New IE Flaw A security research group known as the Greyhats Security Group has announced a new Microsoft Internet Explorer flaw and has posted a proof of concept exploit to back up its claims. |
PC World
November 2005
Dennis O'Reilly |
10-Step Security If you have about an hour, you can batten down your machine's hatches against Net threats new and old. Here's how to protect your Window's operating system. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Secunia Upgrades IE Flaw The known and unpatched IE flaw goes from already bad to worse. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft XP SP2 Blog Watch Reading between the bloglines gives a clearer picture of Microsoft's vision and plans for XP SP2. |
InternetNews
June 24, 2010 |
Microsoft Will End XP SP2 Support Soon A survey shows that almost half of all enterprise PCs still run Windows XP Service Pack 2, and support for it runs out next month. |
PC Magazine
October 5, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
Service Pack 2: Work-Arounds As Microsoft's long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) makes its way onto more PCs, the company has published two extensive lists of programs that may either seem to stop working or behave differently after installation. |
InternetNews
November 17, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Irked With Security Firm's IE Alert Secunia says XP SP2 users are at risk from new Internet Explorer vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
More IE Vulnerabilities A trio of vulnerabilities have been reported in recent days, further exposing Microsoft Internet Explorer users to the risk of potential attack from malicious users. The same bug has been reported in Apple's Safari Web browser running on OS X. |
PC World
March 2005
Landesman & McEvoy |
Antivirus Tools Fool XP's Security Center Windows Security Center may say your PC is protected, even when it isn't. |
InternetNews
August 16, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
XP SP2 Warning List Released Users should check MS list twice to avoid possible disruptions of third-party FTP programs, P2P applications and multimedia streaming software. |
PC World
May 16, 2002
Sumner Lemon |
Microsoft Patches Six IE Security Holes Vulnerabilities in latest versions of Web browser could allow attackers to run code on your PC... |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Launching URLs from Batch Files in Windows XP SP2 As a freelance translator, I open a number of sites at once when setting up my translation environment. Unfortunately, after I installed Windows XP SP2, the batch file no longer runs correctly. Is there a workaround? |
InternetNews
February 8, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Warns on Windows, IE Flaws Microsoft is warning Windows and Internet Explorer users to take steps to prevent two security exploits. The two advisories affect Microsoft Windows Millennium and Internet Explorer 5. |
InternetNews
April 4, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Do You SP2? Less than one quarter of Windows XP users are running the crucial Service Pack 2, a study finds. |
PC World
September 12, 2002
Paul Roberts |
IE6 Fix Is Incomplete, Security Experts Say First Service Pack update to browser called flawed, but users urged to update anyway. |
PC World
September 2005
Scott Spanbauer |
Wipe Out Windows Annoyances Banish the worst glitches, time-wasters, and irritations in the Windows XP with these 29 tips. Plus: Get the scoop on Windows' biggest rivals. |
PC World
November 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Is XP's Fix Safe? Windows XP Service Pack 2 seems a smooth upgrade for most, but many are putting off installing Microsoft's big security patch anyway. |
PC Magazine
June 20, 2007 |
Bring Wordpad Up To Speed Microsoft generally makes programs backward-compatible but that doesn't mean they will do all the work for you. Read up on the best way to get your old files working in your new OS. |
InternetNews
June 10, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Zero-Day Exploit Targets IE Flaws Browser vulnerabilities carry an 'extremely critical' rating and is being exploited to launch adware on infected machines. |
InternetNews
March 2, 2010 |
Microsoft Warns on Help File Threat Don't press 'Help'! That's what Microsoft is telling users who may be affected by an attack that relies on them pressing F1, the universal key for help in Windows applications - potentially then giving a hacker access to their system. |
PC World
November 2002
Stuart J. Johnston |
Bugs and Fixes: Windows Flaw Makes Shopping Risky Plus: Microsoft fixes other holes in Internet Explorer and Office XP. |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Is It Time to Ditch IE? Even the Feds are advising IT to eschew the troubled browser. But will abandoning IE really help? |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Matthew P. Graven |
The Windows Survival Guide If you're just getting ready to make the move to Win XP, or if you're anxious to dig beneath the surface and find some cool new tools, or if you've been using Win XP for a while and it's time for some serious maintenance, you'll find what you need to know in this guide. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
XP SP2 Deadline Extended The complete delivery due by April 2005 to give businesses time to prepare. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
Michael J. Steinhart |
Maximum Security: 94 Essential Tips for Staying Safe Dozens of our best security tips and pointers, broken down by category: system, networking and wireless, e-mail, Web surfing, malware, and mobile. |
InternetNews
February 24, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft Beta Includes Built-in Virus Scanner Intent on stopping the spread of Internet viruses, the software giant pilots a new tool for its Windows XP Service Pack 2 and reaches out to ISVs. |
PC World
April 9, 2002
Matt Berger |
Microsoft Helps Protect Your PC Software giant unveils a free tool that searches for security flaws in Windows-based computers... |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Windows: Security Is Suddenly Job One By attacking some of the worst security problems in Windows, Windows XP Service Pack 2 could save you a lot of trouble. Bite the bullet and install it -- the sooner the better. |
Entrepreneur
January 2005
Mike Hogan |
Opting Out? The federal Computer Emergency Response Team suggests sidestepping some Internet dangers by using a browser other than Internet Explorer. Here's how to explore your options. |
InternetNews
November 4, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Enterprise Foot-Dragging on XP SP2 A study released Tuesday found that 50 percent of U.S. businesses expected installation of Microsoft's XP Service Pack 2 to disrupt their businesses. |
PC World
January 2004
Stuart J. Johnston |
Patch Backlash Is Microsoft doing enough to fix its security mess? We asked its users, who wonder how things got this bad in the first place. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Unblocked SP2, 'Critical' Patches on Deck From Microsoft Microsoft prepares fixes for MSN Messenger, Exchange and Office at the same time it removes blocks for Windows XP SP2. |
