Some people are anxious to download and install the Service Pack 2 (SP2) update to the Microsoft XP operating system, but just as many others seem wary of the 80-MB security-focused package and foresee possible problems with it. For its part, after repeatedly warning of the potential for application conflicts, Microsoft this week published a list of popular programs that might be fouled by SP2. These conflicts could either get ironed out after deployment or might snowball into a security mess, analysts suggested.
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Microsoft Lists SP2 Conflicts; Many Wary of Update
Posted by: Jay Lyman August 17, 2004 12:06 PMSome people are anxious to download and install the Service Pack 2 (SP2) update to the Microsoft XP operating system, but just as many others seem wary of the 80-MB security-focused package and foresee possible problems with it. For its part, after repeatedly warning of the potential for application conflicts, Microsoft this week published a list of popular programs that might be fouled by SP2. These conflicts could either get ironed out after deployment or might snowball into a security mess, analysts suggested.