After extensive investment, testing and delay, Microsoft has made its
Service Pack 2 for Windows XP available and is urging corporate and
consumer users to update the operating system, which has been bombarded
by Explorer browser and other vulnerabilities. A billion-dollar-batch of security upgrades and other fixes typical of a full software update, SP2 has been widely anticipated as a provider of better security — as well as a potential breaker of other
applications.
Microsoft Urges Update, But IBM Will Test First
Posted by: Jay Lyman August 9, 2004 12:47 PMAfter extensive investment, testing and delay, Microsoft has made its
Service Pack 2 for Windows XP available and is urging corporate and
consumer users to update the operating system, which has been bombarded
by Explorer browser and other vulnerabilities. A billion-dollar-batch of security upgrades and other fixes typical of a full software update, SP2 has been widely anticipated as a provider of better security — as well as a potential breaker of other
applications.