Microsoft Releases Windows XP SP2 To OEMs
Microsoft releases Windows XP SP2 to OEMs today after a two day delay. By October consumers will be able to buy boxed versions off the shelf. "Microsoft specifically recommends that users visit www.microsoft.com/protect and follow the protection steps there to ensure smooth receipt of the code."
"The package will not appear immediately on www.windowsupdate.com. When it does, the site will include an option to order a free CD-ROM with the update."
"The upgrade, which Chairman Bill Gates said modifies less than 5 percent of the nearly 3-year-old operating system, is designed to make users safer from cyberattacks by sealing entries to viruses, better protecting personal data and fending off spyware."
This means that for regular users the service pack will prompt them if a program wants to interact with the OS. What does this mean to firewalls which already handle this? No longer required?
