The forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is actually a significant upgrade for Microsoft's OS, delivering much-needed security enhancements. We highlight the key changes.

Service Pack 2 addresses security concerns, fixes previous security issues, and implements new security features. In case you are slow on the uptake, Windows XP Service Pack 2 is all about security.

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is here. Should you immediately download and install it? What if you don't want XP SP2 but still want to continue to receive critical updates through Automated ...

While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit ...

Microsoft launched Windows XP in October 2001 and released Service Pack 1 about a year later. Windows XP SP2 posted to the Web in August 2004. The company remains in the midst of a massive effort to ...

After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition. Taken off guard by the large ...

Official and anecdotal reports of commercial applications broken by Windows XP Service Pack 2 are stretching into the triple digits as the staged rollout of the service pack continues.

When Microsoft Corp. releases Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP later this year, some software developers may find that their applications no longer work on updated Windows machines. Microsoft ...

With Windows XP SP2 support ending in three weeks, a new report highlights the security risks that come with running an unsupported service pack.

Today is the last day that Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 will receive support and patches from Microsoft. Starting tomorrow, Service Pack 3 will be required to receive support and ...

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.

After the jump, I'll show you how to create an automated, customized XP installation CD or DVD, that includes Microsoft's official-but-not-released Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.