Twenty-two critical security fixes to be part of the interim service-pack release.
Microsoft has been wavering as to its Windows XP service-pack plans. But now it appears that the Redmond software maker is, indeed, going to issue a service pack prior XP Service Pack 2, which is expected around the third quarter of next year. As reported on Steven Bink's Windows site, among others, Microsoft notified testers who participated in its Windows Update version 4 program that it was seeking participants to work with two versions of an interim security rollup patch.
The full version is designed to provide users with either all of the security fixes since XP was introduced in 2001 or those released since XP SP1 was introduced in the fall of 2002. The express version will provide security updates issued since SP1 only. The test period for the interim rollup is short; it runs through September 24. Company watchers expect Microsoft to make it available soon thereafter.
News source: Microsoft Watch
Microsoft has been wavering as to its Windows XP service-pack plans. But now it appears that the Redmond software maker is, indeed, going to issue a service pack prior XP Service Pack 2, which is expected around the third quarter of next year. As reported on Steven Bink's Windows site, among others, Microsoft notified testers who participated in its Windows Update version 4 program that it was seeking participants to work with two versions of an interim security rollup patch.
The full version is designed to provide users with either all of the security fixes since XP was introduced in 2001 or those released since XP SP1 was introduced in the fall of 2002. The express version will provide security updates issued since SP1 only. The test period for the interim rollup is short; it runs through September 24. Company watchers expect Microsoft to make it available soon thereafter.
News source: Microsoft Watch
2.21.54 Version - 06/09/2003
- Full compatibility with the new MSN Messenger 6.1.
- Full compatibility with MSN Messenger 5.0.575 (Windows 95 release).
- Some translations have been improved.
- New translation added: Hungarian.
- When the /all command is used, tags are now interpreted differently for each chat.
- The Initialize() function of C/C++ plugins isn't called in a different thread anymore (it make things easier if you want your plugin to display a window.
- The title of chat windows is now always updated correctly to remove multi-format tags from contact names.
- Some people are experiencing problems with their encryption password (Messenger Plus! refuses a valid password). The reason of this problem has yet to be found, however, if you get the bug with this new version, you'll have a workaround: go in the Preferences, click the "Change" button and reenter your password (same one or a different, your choice). This will reset Messenger Plus! internal settings so that you can continue to use your password as if nothing happened.
- The "Old Password" field has been removed. Instead, the "Change" button is disabled when you're not signed in.
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Bring our SP2 as the updates on Win update site are getting large.
expected around the third quarter of next year
Isn't that around the same time as SP2 is supposed to be released (well, not anymore anyway). Do we really have to wait for 8 months..? what's keeping them..?
It means SP2 is expected around the third quater of next year this Security RollUp is comming out around or soon after the 24th of this month.
Hate the fact that XP has over like 35 updates since SP1 for my system.
Anyhoos
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