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XP SP2 Set To Be Mother of All Downloads | |
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| Time: 16:15 EST/21:15 GMT | News Source: TechNewsWorld.com | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Users can download SP2 in the background while working. If they want to check e-mail or use bandwidth in other ways the SP2 download slows or stops, and then resumes when bandwidth is available. This feature will also allow Tablet PC users to be identified and issued with the new Tablet PC 2005 software, codenamed Lonestar. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (208.186.90.168) at 8/16/2004 6:04:47 PM |
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#1 - Run dcomcnfg, under Component Services browse to find 'My Computer', right-click and open up properties... go to the 'Default Properties' tab.
You shall see an option 'Enable Distributed COM on this computer' shut that off |
| #2 By 18033 (211.26.193.94) at 8/16/2004 7:16:21 PM |
| fast_math was just too fast with his maths..... |
| #3 By 8556 (12.217.111.74) at 8/16/2004 10:18:21 PM |
| DCOM was updated to prevent buffer overflow in the spirit of trustworthy computing. Get an Athlon 64 for best results in preventing buffer overflows in the future. The darn Athlon 64 2800+'s CPU's are down to $145 and they kick Pentium 4 ass. |
| #4 By 8556 (12.217.111.74) at 8/16/2004 11:44:44 PM |
| fast_math: MS has always developed their OS's with the latest hardware in mind. I agree that one shouldn't have to upgrade to get all the features. However, it has always been a strategic part of MS’s marketing to do so. An ECS 755-A2 m-board is currently $86. Athlon 64 2800+retail box with the ECS mboard is $245. Low enough to consider using in new machines at least until Intel releases Pentium 4's with 64-bit extensions that will also check for buffer overflows on PCs running XP SP2. |
| #5 By 143 (68.77.81.147) at 8/17/2004 12:07:20 AM |
| ...so when is beta testing going to start for SP3? |
| #6 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 8/17/2004 1:18:07 AM |
| #9, One may have a tough time for a few weeks, explaining how substantive the changes in XP under SP2 actually are. For example, Remote Method Invocation [RMI] as manifest in DCOM, or a DCOM client like ActiveX are so deep that they are very difficult to explain. Controlling and making RMI safer was a central part of SP2 - one may run a simple test...start a download, for example, of the NW install package for SP2 itself, on one machine, but change the download location to a file or folder on another machine. Once completed, go to the target machine and right-click the downloaded file - you'll note a special button and some text next to it - the button says "Unlock" and advises that the file originated on another machine. The file cannot be opened and if an .exe, cannot be executed until it is unlocked - owing to the way RMI is now handled in XP - which of course, DCOM as at #1, above, would be covered by. Data Execution Protection [DEP] goes beyond the hardware cooperation with AMD and now Intel for newer chipsets and processors. DEP is by default present and protects XP SP2 systems files. This protection can be extended to any application as well and in case, does not require hardware support. DEP also goes beyond Buffer and Stack Over-Flow vulnerabilities, which may or may not be known or present. DEP extends protections to any memory used by the system and prevents malicious code from using this memory space. DEP is "on" by default on all XP SP2 systems, but is enhanced with hardware support. These protections may be extended to all programs - less those one specifically identifies. In the above simple example, one can see that Remote Methods cannot be Invoked without the LMZ operator's specifc knowledge and or permission. Hope this helps. |
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