What Is Service Pack 2 For Windows Xp Professional

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Windows XP Service Pack 2, or SP2, was a major update for Windows XP, which was released by Microsoft on Baronial 25, 2004. It was succeeded past Windows XP Service Pack 3 on July 10, 2008.

New features

Service Pack two included many important addons and updates:^[1]

Security - Huge security updates were included in Service Pack two. This included the addition of Windows Firewall, and the enhanced monitoring of virus protection and organisation updates.

Pop-up blocker - The pop-upwardly blocker was congenital into Cyberspace Explorer after Microsoft drew some criticism for releasing IE without any pop-up blockers.

Windows Movie Maker 2 - The adjacent edition of Windows Picture Maker was introduced in SP2 with dozens of new furnishings.

Windows Media Player 10 - WMP ten was released with SP2 with an improved interface, and new capability features.

Startup screen - The startup screen was significantly inverse. The copyright at the bottom of the screen was removed, and the words "Home Edition" and "Professional" were wiped off. The sliding bars were changed to the colour bluish.
Surround - There were non trackable changes in the environment of SP2 from SP1.

Base of operations for Windows Vista

The security updates in SP2 were the base for the security in Windows Vista. Vista includes many of the features stated above, besides as the new Windows Defender.

References

↑ How tin I install Windows XP Service Pack ii from a CD?, Indiana University Information Technology Services. 2018-01-18.

External links

Windows XP Service Pack 2 at Microsoft Update Catalog
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates at Microsoft Support

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