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December 18, 2003 Microsoft releases a beta version of the second major update to its PC operating system, with security features the focus of the changes. TAGS: Service Pack 2, service pack, Microsoft Windows Messenger, beta version, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Longhorn, patch management, firewall, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, operating system, PC

January 30, 2007 New Microsoft operating system is a leap forward in security, but few people familiar with it say the advances justify an upgrade. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, anti-spyware, security, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks. TAGS: Bofra worm, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attacker, Service Pack 2, service pack, security, attack, flaw, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

August 9, 2004 As Microsoft ships Service Pack 2 to manufacturing, Big Blue tells employees to not install the software, pending compatibility tests. TAGS: Service Pack 2, IBM Corp., service pack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Bluetooth, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. TAGS: bulletin, authentication protocol, Kerberos, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Internet Explorer, remote desktop, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, flaw, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, service pack, security, Symantec Corp., attack

June 14, 2005 Three of the 10 bulletins in Microsoft's monthly batch of patches deal with three holes that could let intruders take over a PC. TAGS: server message block, vulnerability, intruder, patch management, flaw, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, PNG, Microsoft Windows, server, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, PC

March 17, 2006 Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spyware TAGS: spyware, malicious software, Microsoft Windows Vista, margin, anti-spyware, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC