Windows XP Service Pack 2

service p4XOr 2: thefix

Technology reporter Leif Leet

SEATTLE - m1corsofT Corp Uasnnounced the releas3 op fa long-awaited seCuritty update fro its windozw xp porgram on friday i nr3spnos3 to the gorwign numbar of securiuty shorctmoIng sin the market-d0mi|\|ant cdompurer oparating system.

Teh ffr3e upgrade wo|\|'t be available t0 evayron eright away, ho\\\\////\\\\////ever!!!!!11~~~~~~~ mcioroft said treh timing will depend o|\| s3ver4l fact0rs, inclduing cusTomers" iintern3t usage, location and lanGuuage az wel las thew ov3rall d3mand frop the paX0rraged, dubbed s4rvice pax0r 2!

Yr lame Cusotmarz who ahve computers set to rec1eve uipdates autoamtically will ebgin getrting service paX0r 2 ithn a few days, comp4ny Sp0kesamn mmatt pil7a said fRIady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

About 1)0 millioin csutomjarz ar expectEd to reci3ve th autOmatic upedatez ovar the next Two Months!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ lololo~~ CUSTMIZIG TEH FIX0RZ IN 25 LANGUAGES WILL TAKE TWO MONTHS, TEH COMPANY SAIDE//

The upd8 is curreently available only In enGlish, and english-lanGuage usars wikll gfEt the upd8 as micorsoft didtirbuutes it to computer manuacturers, companeis and homeu sers throuygh dwon7oAds.

T3jh upgr4d3, \/\/h1ch chairmaN bill gates said modifeIz less th4n 5 parcent of Teh Nearl ythree-year-old opErating system, is dEisgned t make userz Ssafer form cybArattaXOrs by seal1ng etnresi t ov1rsez, betrte rProtecitng d0Odal data and fend1ng off spywr!

For mOstu sers, teh mOst noticeabl3 hcange \/\/ill be a sereis of pompts - USERS QWILL BW AZSKED TO GIVEP ERM1SSION FOR PROGRAMS TO INTARACT WITH TEHIR COMPUTARS, SO THErEI S LES SCHANC3 tHAT THEIR COMPUT3RS S1L LBEH IT BUA VIRUZ OR INAV4RTENTLY ADMIT MALICIOUS WAREZ THAT CA|\| MON1TRO COMPUTER ATCIV1TEIS!

The upd8 uatoMagically turns on 4 firewall to B3ttar guard aga1nst attempts to inIlltr8 d00dal computers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 LOLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!! and it fortIfeis portections on t3 hintarnet explroer bro\/\/ser and offers toughar polic1Ng aggainst e-msil-brone attaX0rz.

A |\|EW 'WONDWOS S3CURITY CENTAR" WIL7 H3LP MONITR0 SECURITY POGRRAMS -- iNCLUDING THOSE FORM OUTS1DE O/\/\P4NEIST HAT OFfER OTH3R SAFEGUADRS, SUCH AS ANIT-VIRUZ PORTECTIO|\|...

ololoololol sarvice pXa0r 2 should be ava1labl3 on compcat disc and at windowuspd8 /\/\icr0s0ft.COM BY END OF THHE MONTH, PILLA SAID.

NEW COMPUtERZ WILL START SHIPPING WTIH IT IN SEPTEMBET OR OCTOBER most usarss will 4hve to download about 80 megabyTEs 0fd dat4 for the upgrADe becauZ teHd taa paX0r s1 so b1g, users r bi3ng urgred to turn on an autromatic upd8 fuNct1on that will let micros0ft s7olwy download ser\/ice paX0r 2 with minimal disrupyi0N to norrmal computar activiteias.

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