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Windows XP SP2 Beta Reviewed

Posted by simoniker on from the steel-bars dept.

worm eater writes "Ars Technica has a characteristically thorough review of Windows XP Service Pack 2 Beta, with plenty of screen shots. In a nutshell, it's all about security fixes, including a seriously beefed up firewall. The final release is expected this summer." The review concludes: "Overall, Microsoft has made a step in the right direction with this service pack. The increased focus on security will be good not only for the average user who does not spend much time thinking about security her system, but also for 'power users' and those who work supporting end users."

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  1. hmm... by twiggy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd tolerate all the exploits if this thing would make me toast and coffee in the morning.. meh.

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    1. Re:hmm... by xSquaredAdmin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Then someone would release a virus which would shoot out your toast at 60mph, and make it shoot the boiling hot coffee all over. It would then be addressed in the next service pack, 6 months to 1 year later.

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  2. A review of a service pack by grennis · · Score: 5, Funny


    A review of a service pack? What's next, A screenshot of RTPatch? I can see it now...

    "Here we see the patch process at 37% complete. Note that the progress bar is roughly one third filled in with a nice blue color."

    Please!!

    1. Re:A review of a service pack by Babbster · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, no, no. This is a review of a service pack BETA. Just the fact that someone reviewed it is news.

  3. Yet another yealot joke.... by XiChimos · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can download the service pack here

  4. Pop-Up Blocker? by Dangerously_Swiss! · · Score: 5, Funny

    IE now has a popup blocker.. thereby making Telnet the last (by my count) internet-related application that does NOT have a built-in popup blocker. Are companies still paying for that shit? I can't imagine them getting anything approaching a good return on investment for popup ads these days. Unless they can get them free in specially-marked boxes of cereal, or something. On an unrelated note, why are they giving XP users a firewall? Any XP user that needs a firewall should be on 2000, if not Linux/Unix. XP is for media and third-graders. :(

  5. Re:iTunes firewall exception question by Shut+the+fuck+up! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just shows MS can't win. If iTunes defaults unblocked, security users will say that an unnecessary port was left unblocked. If default is blocked Apple zealots will claim it's a conspiracy to take away Apple marketshare.

    They need to invent Schrodinger's Port.