What's SP2?

Seriously, I do have a new case, power supply and DVD burner anxiously
awaiting all the other components. Decisions, decisions.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23XqPdlkEGHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Saucy Lemon <saucy@s.can.be> hunted and pecked:
> Wesley Vogel wrote:
>> Your Welcome, William.
>>
>> I downloaded and installed it. Now I am a little safer until the next
>> exploit.
>>
>>
>> In news:eakdOWkEGHA.2912@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> WTC <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Thanks Wesley for the heads up.
>>>
>>> --
>>> William
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OoXemujEGHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001
>>>> Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code
>>>> Execution
>>>> (912919)
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms06-001.mspx
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> This .WMF exploit would fail against a modern CPU with the no-execute bit
> if Windows XP2's DEP is enabled. If you are of the sort to be concerned,
> and you like to upgrade, here is a real excuse to do so. All the newer
> AMD and Intel CPUs have the no-execute bit. This combined with DEP makes
> buffer overrrun exploits a thing of the past for the most part. The
> current .WMF exploit doesn't work against such a combination.