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Windows XP SP3 Hits Microsoft’s Automatic Update Service
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Microsoft was scheduled to begin pushing out the third and final service pack for its Windows XP operating system to users on Thursday via its automatic update service. Though not a major update, Windows XP SP3 offers numerous enhancements over the current, SP2 version of the OS. It includes all updates issued since Windows XP Service Pack 2 was released in 2004, as well as some new elements.
Among them: a feature called network access protection that’s borrowed from the newer Windows Vista operating system. NAP automatically validates a computer’s health, ensuring that it’s free of bugs and viruses before allowing it access to a network. Windows XP SP3 also includes improved "black hole" router detection — a feature that automatically detects routers that are silently discarding packets. In XP SP3, the feature is turned on by default, according to Microsoft. Windows XP SP3 Hits Microsoft’s Automatic Update Service — Windows XP — InformationWeek
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