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MICROSOFT IS SET to release the new Windows XP service pack (SP2) for all XP users †“ that includes users with pirated copies.
Product manager Barry Goffe told Computer Times that Microsoft "haven't explicitly done anything to SP2 to exclude it from pirated copies". Whereas SP1 had features built in to prevent pirates from downloading it, the SP2 patch can be installed on all XP computers.
One of the main reasons Microsoft is making the SP2 patch open to all users is the increasing risk of trojans and worms being spread online. Not only does this have an effect on the infected computer, but on the rest of the internet as a whole, Microsoft says.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15812
Good move, at least people running dodgy versions will be able to update and it helps the internet community.
BTW - I bought my copy of XP Pro new, so I'm not being biased here.