Editors' Picks: SP2: To install or not to install
After a long wait and many Microsoft promises, SP2 is finally here. But will you (or should you) install it?
Editors' Picks
SP2: To install or not to install
Editors' picks
August 25, 2004
The good
- Enterprise Windows IT Microsoft gets good grades on SP2
- BBC News Key Windows update fully rolls out
- CNET Reviews CNET editor's review
- PCWorld Windows XP's big fix
- Windows-Help.net Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 review
- CNET News.com Microsoft's blast from the past
- CNET News.com AMD says its chips can boost PC security
The bad
- CNET News.com After delays, Windows security update ready to go
- CRN More vendors report SP2 woes
- CNET News.com Microsoft lists SP2 conflicts
- NewsFactor Network Holes reported in Windows XP SP2 update
- BBC News Holes found in Windows XP update
- CNET News.com Drag-and-drop flaw mars Microsoft's latest update
Microsoft responds
- NewsFactor Network Microsoft rebuts SP2 flaw reports
- PCWorld Microsoft patches the patch
- eWeek Microsoft: 'No silver bullet' for security problems
News to use
- CRM Daily Microsoft Advises I.T. Managers on SP2 Pro Problems
- Microsoft Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 resources for IT professionals
- eWeek Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Service Pack 2
- CNET News.com Stumbling over SP2
- Microsoft Watch Winding your way through the SP2 distribution maze
- PCWorld Microsoft sends XP SP2 home
Audio and Video
Will SP2 protect your system?
When Microsoft's Service Pack 2 is finally released, will the new firewall feature offer adequate protection? Which processors will work with the update? ZDNet's David Berlind asks Rich Kaplan, vice president of Microsoft's Security Business & Technology unit.
Microsoft reveals efforts to close windows of vulnerability
Expected for release later this year, Microsoft XP Service Pack 2 focuses on three areas of security: default firewalls, automatic updates and scanning for current virus protection. At CeBit America in New York, Microsoft's Greg Sullivan tells ZDNet's David Berlind that while SP2 is a security improvement for Windows, it's just the first step in a continual fight against network threats.
Gates emphasizes security in Windows update
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows off an improved firewall and other security features that will be part of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
Insight on Microsoft's proactive security endeavor
A Gartner expert weighs in on Bill Gates' RSA Conference announcement of Microsoft's new, "proactive" approach for network security.
Editors' Picks
SP2: To install or not to install
Editors' picks
August 25, 2004
The good
- Enterprise Windows IT Microsoft gets good grades on SP2
- BBC News Key Windows update fully rolls out
- CNET Reviews CNET editor's review
- PCWorld Windows XP's big fix
- Windows-Help.net Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 review
- CNET News.com Microsoft's blast from the past
- CNET News.com AMD says its chips can boost PC security
The bad
- CNET News.com After delays, Windows security update ready to go
- CRN More vendors report SP2 woes
- CNET News.com Microsoft lists SP2 conflicts
- NewsFactor Network Holes reported in Windows XP SP2 update
- BBC News Holes found in Windows XP update
- CNET News.com Drag-and-drop flaw mars Microsoft's latest update
Microsoft responds
- NewsFactor Network Microsoft rebuts SP2 flaw reports
- PCWorld Microsoft patches the patch
- eWeek Microsoft: 'No silver bullet' for security problems
News to use
- CRM Daily Microsoft Advises I.T. Managers on SP2 Pro Problems
- Microsoft Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 resources for IT professionals
- eWeek Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Service Pack 2
- CNET News.com Stumbling over SP2
- Microsoft Watch Winding your way through the SP2 distribution maze
- PCWorld Microsoft sends XP SP2 home
Audio and Video
Will SP2 protect your system?
When Microsoft's Service Pack 2 is finally released, will the new firewall feature offer adequate protection? Which processors will work with the update? ZDNet's David Berlind asks Rich Kaplan, vice president of Microsoft's Security Business & Technology unit.
Microsoft reveals efforts to close windows of vulnerability
Expected for release later this year, Microsoft XP Service Pack 2 focuses on three areas of security: default firewalls, automatic updates and scanning for current virus protection. At CeBit America in New York, Microsoft's Greg Sullivan tells ZDNet's David Berlind that while SP2 is a security improvement for Windows, it's just the first step in a continual fight against network threats.
Gates emphasizes security in Windows update
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows off an improved firewall and other security features that will be part of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
Insight on Microsoft's proactive security endeavor
A Gartner expert weighs in on Bill Gates' RSA Conference announcement of Microsoft's new, "proactive" approach for network security.