This giant patch--the biggest single update since Windows XP itself was released--promises to cure many of the known security ills that have befallen XP since it debuted in late 2001, and to preemptively put a stop to a still-unknown number of others.
But it's not just a big security fix; SP2 makes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks easier to navigate, adds new features to Tablet and Media Center PCs, and updates XP's multimedia components. It all comes in a 220MB package that (at press time, when we saw only the Release Candidate 2 beta version) installs in under an hour over broadband.
--Paul Thurrott
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Clean your Windows Registry of corrupted or unused Registry keys.
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2777828 | Free | Nov 2006 |
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Find out if your PC is overheating with this free utility.
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1191216 | Free | Jun 2006 |
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Customize your Windows user interface.
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960099 | Free | Nov 2006 |
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Remove all those stray DLLs from your system.
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943425 | Free | Jun 2005 |
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It's an unsafe world out there for Windows-based computers. Microsoft wants to address the problem with its new megapatch, Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
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662037 | Free | May 2007 |
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Fix your PC, and avoid reformatting your hard drive, with this utility.
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568593 | Trial | Jul 2007 |
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Avoid system sluggishness and freeze ups with this free utility.
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486250 | Free | Jun 2006 |
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Speed up your PC by optimizing your system's memory.
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472461 | Shareware | Jul 2007 |
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Fix your PC's problems, and help prevent them from recurring with these 15 system maintenance tools.
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458713 | Trial | Jul 2007 |
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Benchmark your CPU to find out how stable it is.
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452352 | Free | Jul 2007 |
