Windows XP SP2 Could Break Some Applications

Denver_80203 writes "An article from InfoWorld states that the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 could break some 'unsecure applications.' In a quote from Tony Goodhew, a product manager in Microsoft's developer group says 'It doesn't really matter how long it is going to take you to do the work; security is an important issue and developers need to start doing that work now.' Or: 'The great bulk of applications will not be affected by memory protection. The number one that leaps to mind is execution environments with just-in-time code generation. The .Net Framework is one.' Fortunately for us, they are offering a course to guide the unsecure masses."

Comments

Uh oh

[Bishop, Martin]

"the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 could break some 'unsecure applications.'"

That's just about every application in Windows XP

Re:Uh oh

[Nimloth]

The upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 could break some 'unsecure applications'.

Are we talking about Windows XP SP1?

Great!

[Lumpy]

another reason for the company I work for to NOT migrate from Windows 2000.

Thank you Microsoft!

Re:Great!

[ivan1011001]

There's no reason not to migrate from Windows 2000. Just don't migrate to Windows XP. You could always switch to Linux, BSD, or any operating system. Of course, now that Windows 2000 is open source, you really don't need to.

The "unsecure" list

[acostin]

Open Office, Mozilla, Java based applications, Apache with PHP, and other applications written by a bunch of programmers without a management control :)

The blind leading...

[thestarz]

Fortunately for us, they are offering a course to guide the unsecure masses.

The blind leading the seeing?

Re:The blind leading...

[cybermace5]

If you were trapped total darkness with no flashlight, the blind person is who you'd want to lead you out...when you're surrounded by utter stupidity, you want whoever is the most familiar with it to lead you out.

Re:.NET framework

[SlightOverdose]

Obviously never had to use MFC then eh? .NET provides a nice clean set of APIs that aren't retarted.

Re:Java?

[LousyPhreak]

no microsoft would never do this, they would be sued for doing so, you know anticompetitive business tactics and the like...

but wait... there was something...

Duh???

[Tim Ward]

QA software testers & coders will cry out in anguish over this.....more work for them to do

I don't think the will "cry out in anguish" if they've got any sense. In today's market they'll jump for joy, knowing that their jobs are safe for another few months.

Only install odd numbered service packs

[Schemat1c]

As superstitious as this sounds I have found this to be true over the years with Microsoft. Almost without fail the even numbered SP's have broken features and the odd numbered ones fix them. I'll wait for SP3.

Besides, the combination of my Netgear firewall, McAfee Virusscan and just not opening strange attachments in my email protects me just fine.

Pot to Kettle

[H8X55]

In a quote from Tony Goodhew, a product manager in Microsoft's developer group says 'It doesn't really matter how long it is going to take you to do the work; security is an important issue and developers need to start doing that work now.

Not to flame, cause i'm not like that, but c'mon!?!

Pot to Kettle, "Guess who's black?"

Re:Start doing that work NOW!

[jimbolaya]

""Microsoft is finally starting to favor security over functionality."

They that give up functionality to obtain a little security deserve neither functionality nor security.

Yeah, or something like that.