spring into Windows XP Service Pack 2 [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Internet Pop-up Blocker

Performs the same function as many popular pop-up blockers, such as the Yahoo and Google Toolbars, or PanicWare's Pop-Up Stopper. (In fact, a whole subcategory of pop-up blocker software is available for download at downloads.com.) In my experience, the SP2 pop-up blocker seems to work much better than the one provided by Google.

Internet Explorer download monitoring

Warns before downloading potentially harmful downloads, allowing you to block files from being automatically downloaded by applications.

Internet Explorer

An enhancement to IE's status bar. It provides information about Information Bar browsing events as you surf the Web, alerting you to possible security issues.

Internet Explorer

Enhances browser security and reduces the likelihood of crashes Add-On Manager by allowing easier management of IE Add-Ons and Plug-Ins, such as Macromedia's Flash player.

Outlook Express

Spammers like to send email to valid email addresses, and before privacy update Service Pack 2, Outlook Express helped spammers by automatically validating the receipt of an email. The privacy update reduces the possibility of such validation (see the next section).

Attachment Manager

Similar in function to the download monitoring feature, the Attachment Manager monitors and disables potentially unsafe attachments that might contain viruses.

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It improves Web browsing and Internet communication by reducing unwanted content and downloads.

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It makes the management of security settings less confusing and time-consuming, and it reduces the effort of staying current with the latest software patches and hotfixes.

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It includes support for the latest computing advances, ensuring that XP is compatible with the latest games, mobile technologies, and digital production suites.