First Look: Windows XP Service Pack 2

By Kai Schmerer, ZDNet UK
25 March 2004 10:29 AM
Tags: sp2, windows, preview, xp, service, os, pack, screenshots
Safer e-mail handling

 Windows XP SP2


 Introduction

 Improved network protection
 Memory overflow protection
 Safer e-mail handling
 More secure Internet browsing
 Improved Windows Update
 Requirements
 Conclusions
 Screenshots

Many worms, viruses and Trojan programs arrive via email as attachments. In Service Pack 2, Outlook Express matches many of the security features of the fully fledged Outlook application.

Outlook Express can now block pictures and HTML content in external e-mail, and prevent potentially dangerous attachments from being opened.



Outlook Express now offers protection from dangerous content.

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