Both legitimate and unlicensed users of Microsoft's XP operating system software will be able to download the Service Pack 2 security patch for free
Ég var að lesa grein ComputerTimes áðan þar sem að talsmaður Microsoft segir að Service Pack 2 verði ekki með vörn gegn illa fengnum útgáfum Windows XP, öfugt við Service Pack 1 sem að lokaði á stolinn eintök (FCKGW.... anyone?
) af XP.Þetta eru eflaust gleðifréttir fyrir marga, og gæti ég hugsað mér að setja upp WinXP bráðlega
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Microsoft's increasing concern over information security has translated into its decision to bite the bullet and make its upcoming SP2 (Service Pack 2) security patch available to all users - including those using pirated copies of its Windows XP software.
"We haven't explicitly done anything to SP2 to exclude it from pirated copies," said Microsoft group product manager Barry Goffe. The United States-based executive was interviewed via telephone.
This is unlike SP1 (Service Pack 1), which had features to prevent users with pirated copies from downloading it. In SP2's case, the mammoth 80MB to 250MB patch can be downloaded and installed on computers running both legitimate and pirated copies.
"It was a tough choice, but we finally decided that even if someone has pirated copy of Windows, it is more important to keep him safe than it is to be concerned about the revenue issue," he added.
The current release candidate of SP2 (275MB) can be downloaded from: www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/ sp2predl.mspx
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