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Report: Major Windows security update foiled
January 29, 2005
Security firm says it has found a way to beat memory protections in Windows XP Service Pack 2. Is Microsoft back to square one?
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Microsoft enlists developers in security push
March 1, 2004
To encourage use of the security features in Windows XP SP2, the company is preparing a midyear release of service packs for its core developer products: Visual Studio.Net and the .Net Framework.
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Ready or not, Windows XP update is coming
February 25, 2005
End approaches for Microsoft program that let companies block automatic update of Service Pack 2 to their Windows machines.
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Windows XP update delayed again
August 5, 2004
Quality concerns prompt software giant to delay Windows XP Service Pack 2, which was originally set for release in June.
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Patch pre-empts problem in Windows update
August 4, 2004
Flaw in upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 conflicts with Microsoft business program.
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IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk
September 16, 2005
Flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, says security firm.
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Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP
December 29, 2004
Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
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Microsoft preps security-minded Windows update
June 14, 2004
It's only a release candidate--and another may be needed--but work on Windows XP Service Pack 2 is proceeding.
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Finjan: Warning users or scaring up business?
November 12, 2004
Antivirus firm warns of 10 holes in Windows XP SP2. Solution: Buy the company's products.
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 heads to retail
October 5, 2004
New packages promote promise of improved PC security.
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Microsoft posts critical configuration patch
December 17, 2004
The software giant closes up a potential security hole left open by the Service Pack 2 update to Windows XP.
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Microsoft: Longhorn beta unlikely this year
April 1, 2004
Efforts to shore up security on Windows XP pull developers away from the update effort, setting back the release, and probably causing some planned features to be cut.
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Microsoft's SP2 gets pushy
April 12, 2005
Windows XP security service pack will now install itself on any remaining business computers that have avoided the upgrade.
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CIOs: No hurry to install SP2 upgrade
August 10, 2004
Fears about software stability are behind a corporate wait-and-see approach toward the Windows XP update.
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Windows update will be late, Microsoft says
July 12, 2004
Company now says its long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 won't be available until August.
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AMD, Microsoft pair up for security
February 25, 2004
The companies say they'll give viruses and worms a one-two punch with AMD's processor design, which will work in concert with the Windows XP operating system.
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Attack code released for IE hole
November 21, 2005
Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer.
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Experts: Don't buy Vista for the security
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.
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Microsoft: SP2 shimmy's not a flaw
February 1, 2005
Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP.
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After delays, Windows security update ready to go
August 6, 2004
Microsoft hands XP Service Pack 2 to PC makers and says that for many customers, automatic updates are the way to go.
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