Microsoft has set up newsgroups for self-support. There will be no charge for support on Security Updates. If you experience any problems with Microsoft Security updates then please call Microsoft support for help. Visit Microsoft Update to check your PC for Critical and Important updates. Your computer will still need updates to be fully patched.
All Windows XP system files will updated to the Service Pack 3 level. One of the benefits of slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 3 into a bootable Windows XP CD is being able to reinstall Windows XP without the need to download and install SP3 from Windows Update afterwards. If you would like to integrate your Windows XP RTM CD or Windows XP Service Pack 1 CD with Windows XP Service Pack 2 then refer to " Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into a Bootable Windows XP CD" for instructions. Windows XP RTM CD is not officially supported by Microsoft when integrating with Windows XP Service Pack 3. In this blog post, I will describe how to slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 3 with a Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD. Microsoft did not claim any performance boosts for Windows XP SP3, but one firm, after testing an earlier version of SP3, claims that in fact, users of Microsoft Office will see a moderate speed boost. WPA2 is already available in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 with SP2. Particularly noteworthy for Wi-Fi users is Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), which supports the new Wi-Fi Alliance certification for secure wireless networks. Windows XP SP3 also rolls up a variety of previous patches and hotfixes. In Windows XP SP3, Microsoft claims that flaw is fixed. Last November, Israeli researchers said that attackers could exploit a weakness in Windows 2000’s pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) and be able to predict encryption keys.
In addition, Microsoft has beefed up security by upgrading the random number generator. In addition, NAP gives the administrator tools to bring the PC into compliance with the security policies, and then give the PC access to the network.
With NAP, network administrators can set this kind of access at a finely granular level.
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