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Just installed SP2 on home PC and happy to say nothing staggering to report. I can telnet and ftp into customers machines OK so no TCP port hassles!
Only noticed a new systray icon and frontend for wireless networks so far.
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Posted: 2004-09-01 22:46:22
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I've only noticed two problems in the week I have been running SP2
the first is windows messenger. Whereas it used to to tell me how many new hotmail messages I have for the passport I have signed into windows messenger with, not it doesnt display that and indeed there is no email option above the list of friends etc. Further, the option on one of the menus to go to my inbox now takes me to my outlook inbox!
I have read a few people complaining about that but so far no solution
the second is that my vaio has built in wifi and now when I turn on on resume from suspend etc and have the wifi switch off, it always gives me a system tray message telling me that my wifi is off!
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Posted: 2004-09-02 08:23:30
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I think you've to separately install the email add on.
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Posted: 2004-09-02 08:36:46
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yes, thats what you normally do and indeed previously, as soon as you first clicked the email option above the list of friends etc it would ask you if you want to install the add-on.
I did have that installed prior to SP2 but now there is not even an option to click like there used to be and there is nothing in the settings or options that lets you actually specifiy whether you want your inbox to be considered as your outlook inbox or your hotmail inbox
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Posted: 2004-09-02 08:44:15
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Maybe you can download the add on from messenger site? You could try.
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Posted: 2004-09-02 09:01:07
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I have tried, sorry I thought I mentioned that, but it was the first obvious thing to do of course
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Posted: 2004-09-02 09:02:17
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Ok ok!
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Posted: 2004-09-02 09:10:33
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Interesting new review of SP2 is available at the link below from The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/02/winxpsp2_security_review/
Pretty scary stuff for a supposed Security update. No wonder Windows is so plagued by viruses and malware!
After reading that, it makes me even more happy to be a Mac user!
Conclusions
Microsoft declined many opportunities to harden Windows XP in a meaningful way; that is, by disabling unnecessary services, enforcing the multiuser environment, setting sensible user and file permissions, and installing a fully-functional packet filter. The roster of missing security utilities, such as PGP, SSH, a proper wipe utility, etc., is immense.
The home user is the one most in need of good security configurations and tools, yet the one least served by SP2. Windows may be easy to use, but it is extremely complicated and difficult to administer, especially for security, with a tremendous number of hidden functions and many complex configuration interfaces. It should be left to the professional admin to enable services and understand their dependencies, not left to the home user to figure out which ones are risky, and which ones can safely be disabled.
The Security Center is a good idea, but as it's been implemented, it's little more than a gimmick that will lead to a false sense of security. Our test system remained vulnerable to a vast host of online threats, especially those involving user interaction. And that's a pity, because a Windows system can be hardened significantly so that even careless users will have trouble infecting it - so long as one knows how to go about it. The idea behind SP2 was to apply the kind of security know-how that users aren't expected to have via a major system update, so that people can venture onto the Internet without worry.
Unfortunately, Windows remains a quite dangerous system to connect to the Internet, and users are still very much on their own in terms of security solutions. [ This Message was edited by: JoolsG3 on 2004-09-02 12:18 ]
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Posted: 2004-09-02 13:08:17
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And a related story.....
Microsoft security chief uses Firefox
MICROSOFT'S head of security, Stephen Toulouse, has accidentally revealed that he uses Firefox.
In an interview with Wired, Toulouse was chatting about how security was an industry wide problem and not Internet Explorer specific.
Then he mentioned that only that morning he had to download an upgrade to Firefox to block a flaw that would've allowed an attacker to run a program on his system.
While he meant to point out how other browsers have the same problems as IE, he just happened to reveal that he surfs using the rival browser.
Of course it is unlikely that he does not find IE a particularly secure proposition and there must be a really good reason he has Firefox on his computer. Here are a possible list of excuses:
1. His secretary downloaded it and he can’t work out how to uninstall it. He has to keep updating to prevent from being a hole in his system.
2. He finds the orange and blue colour scheme calming.
3. He ritually has to swear at it as part of a Vole management rite.
4. He uses it to see if it can’t download the same pages that IE can and then laugh if it can’t.
5. He is trying to know the enemy by using it.
Via:
theinquirer
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Posted: 2004-09-02 18:03:54
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