Microsoft Security Updates, and a Farewell to Windows XP Service Pack 2
Summary: Microsoft released updates fixing at least five Windows and Office vulnerabilities, four rated critical, including a Help and Support Center flaw in Windows XP and Server 2003 that attackers are already exploiting. The same day marked the end-of-life deadline for Windows XP Service Pack 2, and Microsoft stopped shipping all updates for Windows 2000.
What's compelling: Users still on XP Service Pack 2 had to move to Service Pack 3 this month to keep receiving security updates, and anyone on Windows 2000 received nothing further after this batch.
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