Re: Why bother?

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: Michael Katz [MVP] (michaelk[at]mvps.org)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:33:44 -0500

It does more than just beef up the firewall (which, let's face it, wasn't
worth using in SP1). It contains plenty of system patches designed to
improve not only security but program stability system-wide, and contains a
few new features including "Data Execution Prevention", which can help
contain how viruses spread within a system. Upgrading is definitely worth
your while. 

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"Jake" <jake@home.com> wrote in message 
news:urtUNJd7EHA.2516@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I have been thinking about upgrading my Windows Xp Pro system to service
> pack 2.  I am wondering is it worth it.  As far as I can see SP2 just 
> seems
> to beef up the firewall built into windows.  I use a good third party
> firewall that does the job far better.  Is there any need to install SP2?
>
> Jake
>
>

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