Microsoft has made available a beta version of its forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2, due in full form in the middle of this year. The beta is currently available to testers who will get a glimpse of the major security upgrade that many liken to an entirely new operating system. The new Service Pack 2 beta version comes as the Redmond, Washington-based software giant has been pummeled by holes in its Windows operating systems and Internet Explorer browser and a source-code leak that security officials view as troubling.
Microsoft Piles On Security with XP Service Pack 2
Posted by: Jay Lyman February 24, 2004 02:42 PMMicrosoft has made available a beta version of its forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2, due in full form in the middle of this year. The beta is currently available to testers who will get a glimpse of the major security upgrade that many liken to an entirely new operating system. The new Service Pack 2 beta version comes as the Redmond, Washington-based software giant has been pummeled by holes in its Windows operating systems and Internet Explorer browser and a source-code leak that security officials view as troubling.