We suggest you update your PC with SP2, since it promises to make your Windows XP Home or Professional system more secure and give you better control over your security settings. Boxed retail versions of Windows XP with SP2 are expected to hit store shelves by the end of October. SP2 is expected to be released (and made available for download) very soon, and Microsoft will roll the service pack out to its Windows Update service later in the month. Well, the wait for a long-promised security fix might finally be over. And with each new attack, we see Microsoft release a patch instead of the service pack we've all been clamouring for. Seemingly every week, holes in Internet Explorer and Windows itself let new attacks through. And by now, their arms must be exhausted.

We'll tell you why.Įvery time a virus or a worm makes the rounds, users throw their hands in the air. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here.

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