As a FlamingoTV High-Speed
Internet customer, what do I need to know about
Windows XP Service Pack 2?
Available soon, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
will bring XP users the latest security updates
and innovations from Microsoft. It will
establish stronger security settings that help
defend against viruses, hackers, and worms and
will provide unique new security features
designed to make it easier for you to protect
your PC.
Top 5 Reasons to Install
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Help
protect your PC from harmful attachments.
By alerting you to potentially
unsafe attachments, SP2 helps guard your
computer from viruses that can spread through
Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Windows
Messenger.
Improve your privacy
when you are on the Web.
SP2 helps protect your private
information by applying the security settings
that guard your PC to the files and content
downloaded using Internet Explorer.
Avoid potentially unsafe
downloads.
Internet Explorer download
monitoring and the Internet Explorer Information
Bar warn you about potentially harmful downloads
and give you the option to block files that
could be malicious.
Reduce annoying pop-ups.
Internet Explorer Pop-Up
Blocker makes browsing the Internet more
enjoyable by helping you reduce the unwanted ads
and content that pop up when you are browsing
the Web.
Get firewall protection from
startup to shutdown.
The powerful, built-in Windows Firewall is now
turned on by default. This helps protect Windows
XP against viruses and worms that can spread
over the Internet.
For additional information on
the benefits of Windows XP SP2
click here.
Microsoft has published a document that helps
you install SP2, and it can be found
here.
FlamingoTV has created FAQs to help you get started
using Windows XP SP2 - click on the links below
for additional details on each topic.
