The company pointed out that Windows XP SP2 does not run Active Scripting in the Local Computer zone, but by performing a series of Active X exploits it is possible to bypass those setting in SP2.

Windows XP SP2, which has finally been released for manufacturing, is designed to make the Windows operating more secure by offering a host of new features and functionality. Part of that ...

Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP SP2 as of July 13, 2010--forcing businesses to expedite plans to implement SP3 or move to Windows 7.

Microsoft has warned that Windows XP SP2 could break existing applications because of the changes that it includes. A first beta of the Windows XP update was released in December, followed by RC1 ...

Cybersecurity Should You Put Windows XP SP2 Deployment on Autopilot? Written by Larry Seltzer Published August 12, 2004 eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent.

However, some users have had success using a Windows XP SP2 upgrade disc by attaching an external optical drive and placing the old (Windows 2000, NT, or other) disc in it.

The solution for businesses still using Windows XP SP2 is relatively simple, though–just apply SP3, which is still supported. Businesses still running Windows 2000 face a more difficult challenge.

The Windows XP SP2, a significant Windows client update that incorporates a host of new security features, has slipped for release until sometime in the third quarter, a Microsoft spokesman said.

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Service Pack 2 could have some unexpected consequences on your company's applications, mobile workers and more. Two Avanade consultants offer advice on how to prepare.

The next major version of Windows may still be hovering just out of sight, but today's security problems are very much with us and looming larger all the time.