Today's News: Microsoft allows for delay of SP2 game

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August 16, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ASK THE EXPERTS     TIPS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > Windows Job Opportunities! IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Microsoft relents, helps users delay SP2 upgrade   >  Microsoft publishes 50 tweaks for XP SP2   >  Security expert: Windows easy to 'own'   >  More headlines   >  Get ready for XP SP2   >  'Harden communications'   >  Visit our just-launched site SearchWindowsSecurity.com   >  The Missing Link: How dare you call me a hard worker! Microsoft relents, helps users delay SP2 upgrade [SearchWin2000.com] Realizing Windows XP Service Pack 2 could cause problems, Microsoft is helping companies delay the installation with a new tool. An analyst says enterprises should definitely take advantage of it. MORE INFO: > Experts say it's a good idea to lay off XP SP2 until your users know more about it > XP SP2 is ready, but are you ready for it?   Windows Job Opportunities! Gain immediate access to thousands of Windows job listings at the SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice. Make your job search easier with our Career Center resources. Sign up today!   Microsoft publishes 50 tweaks for XP SP2 [eWEEK] Microsoft has published on its Web site a list of some 50 Windows and third-party vendor applications that need to be modified in order for XP SP2 to work. MS also says that users may need to manually open network ports for Visual Studio .NET development tools and SMS 2003 products to work with the pack. Security expert: Windows easy to 'own' [CNET News.com] Security expert David Aitel says that Windows is easy to own -- and that's not a good thing. In this case, 'own' refers to a hacker taking over a machine. Aitel says that Windows is easier to take over than Linux. Aitel has experience hacking both Windows and Linux. More headlines [From around the Web] XP Lite: Bad taste, not fulfilling (InternetNews) Fear keeps IT tied to Exchange and away from Linux messaging (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com) FEATURED TOPIC:  Get ready for XP SP2 Microsoft's long-delayed XP SP2 is expected to become available by the end of this month. Learn more about what XP SP2 means for you here. CHAPTER OF THE WEEK:  'Harden communications' What is the best approach to bulletproofing your system? In this chapter, SearchWin2000.com site expert Roberta Bragg offers her take on the matter along with tons of tips and tricks for securing LAN, WAN and Web communications with SSL. Get the complete rundown of the three basic security processes for hardening network communications: authentication, integrity and encryption. NEW SITE!:  Visit our just-launched site SearchWindowsSecurity.com SearchWindowsSecurity.com is the new mecca for tactical expert advice and news about securing Windows systems. It is designed to help you with Windows administration, deployment and infrastructure security; identify domain, local and account-level weaknesses; address security concerns before breaches occur and recover quickly in the event that they do. SearchWindowsSecurity.com's experts and educational resources offer how-to advice, essential tips and best practices for hardening Windows systems and securing valuable company information. Visit our new site today! How dare you call me a hard worker! [Ananova] Political correctness may have been overcorrected in this case. A boss in the U.K. has been told that her ad for 'hard-working' warehouse employees discriminates against people who are lazy. Officials with a job center in Southampton said that such controversial words as 'hard working' are only okay if they're used with a clear job description. In the meantime, they will continue to give a voice to shiftless couch potatoes everywhere who are too busy watching telly to speak for themselves. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Tips from our experts Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-118 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494