XP service pack 2 - list of changes/features/experience

[spidey07]

I'm not much of a PC or OS guy but I am very much a network/security guy.

I keep hearing all this talk of network/security changes with SP2. So how about we keep a thread going from that aspect?

1) Seems like the firewall is enabled by default - that is a good thing
2) something about code execution and preventing buffer overflow based worms.

I'll try to add everybody's comments to this one.

 

[stash]

How bout this?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2netwk.mspx

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: STaSh
How bout this?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2netwk.mspx

nah, I'd rather have the real story from the trenches.

 

[flexy]

>>> 1) Seems like the firewall is enabled by default - that is a good thing

yeah....as user of Kerio firewall (which is great and low on resources) and an additional router i am sooooooooo lookng forward to ICF...especially if its 'on' as default...LOL....i also need a pop-up everytime i receive a email with an attachment because i am so stupid i always click on it to see what the unknwon attachment does.... Thanks MS for SP2

 

[thelordemperor]

It broke my system.

My taskbar does not show the applications I am using anymore (it's blank).
My printers are uninstalled.
My sound card is uninstalled.
I have no clipboard (can't copy & paste).
I can't install things because the required service is not running.
I am not authorized to start the required service =/

Oh oh, my firewall can't start because the required service is not working.

 

[stash]

yeah....as user of Kerio firewall (which is great and low on resources) and an additional router i am sooooooooo lookng forward to ICF...especially if its 'on' as default...

And how many people are there that aren't as smart as you seem to be and dont run a firewall or use a router? Will it be hard for you to click the button to disable the Windows firewall?

....i also need a pop-up everytime i receive a email with an attachment because i am so stupid i always click on it to see what the unknwon attachment does

eh? Maybe thats an Outlook Express thing, but I haven't heard of it. And that definitely doesn't happen in Outlook.