Windows XP SP2 Coming in August

Windows XP Service Pack 2, can be said to be the largest Microsoft service pack, but the company and the most important safety item, as the Trusted Computing initiative, in August this year, the company announced Monday.

"We are on track to RTM process [press release to manufacturing] Service Pack 2 in August," Microsoft spokesman said. The spokesman refused to disclose more specific whether Microsoft is against early, mid-or late August.

Microsoft does not intend to make design changes to the functions of the new release candidate version 2 of Windows XP SP2, which´«³öthis year in June, the spokesman said. "This will ultimately depend on customer feedback," the spokesman added.

With most Microsoft products, the first available date RTM process by a month or two. Because SP2 will be automatically downloaded to the existing Windows XP customers, suppliers, and will be immediately RTM process. However, the new PC will ship with SP2 installation, will occur after a period of time.

Microsoft will encourage users to download SP2, through Microsofts automatic update. Customers will be able to choose to receive SP2, a CD-ROM, for freedom and Microsoft will pay the freight, the spokesman said. "We are working with major retailers on how to distribute SP2, there will be more details of this closer to suppliers," the spokesman said.

In development for nearly two years, Windows XP SP2 firewall includes a major overhaul to enhance the protection of the browser, e-mail additional protection, a pop-up blocker and a new security, which makes many security settings, in a single console. The Service Pack also planned to coincide with the release of the next generation of Windows Update and Automatic Updates.

SP2 the original delivery, in 2003, Microsoft decided to re-updated operating system, in order to improve the countrys security of Windows XP. SP2, recently dropped from June delivery targets.

The service pack is the first deliverable under Microsofts "springboard" for the initiative, the company is using hard-line products are already on the market. Windows Server 2003, will provide a springboard in its treatment of Service Pack 1 for a period of time later this year. In fact, Microsoft refers to the service pack, "Windows XP Service Pack 2 with advanced security technologies." Announced that the wait for Windows XP SP2 available when Microsoft under pressure for the fire safety of Internet Explorer. The most recent attack occurred in the wild so-called download.ject abuse problem, in the browser to upload Trojan horses compromised, banking site is not through any user action.

Even Microsoft acknowledges there any patch to protect users from Internet Explorer the problems caused by the download.ject attacks, the company pointed out that users run, and then not be able to use Windows XP SP2, will be protected from similar attacks.

Windows XP SP2 the availability next month will pave the way for Microsoft launched a large-scale marketing campaign in the autumn of this year to encourage the adoption of Windows XP users.

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