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After wait for sooo long, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been officially released!

If you have not upgrade your Windows XP to service pack 2, this is a good opportunity for you to upgrade all patches at a glance. This might be the final service pack for Windows XP, since Vista has been out for quite some time.

My friend told me he has upgraded his Windows XP to service pack 2 some time ago. It make his machine run slower when playing games. I am not sure about this SP3, but I do believe Microsoft already fix more bugs compare to SP2.

You may download the Microsoft official Windows XP SP3 executable file (~316MB). The fixes included all previous security patches in SP1 and SP2. The full list of fixes shows more than hundred hotfix. (more…)

Microsoft just issues its latest 5 critical security patches. Pay extra attention to these security patches, if you using Microsoft Windows and its office product such as Microsoft Office or Internet Explorer. These 5 critical updates are designed to fix vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer.

What Critical Security Updates?

I’ve summarized the security updates information for your reference. You only need to download and install the updates the related softwares that you use.

Microsoft Office Project fix(MS08-018) – This critical vulnerability allow attackers or hackers to take complete control of your systems if they open a malicious Office Project file. Applicable for Office Project user.

GDI (Graphics Device Interface) fix(MS08-021) – The vulnerability in Windows could allow attackers to remotely execute malicious code if you open malicious EMF or WMF image files. Applicable for Windows user.

VBScript and JScript Scripting Engines fix(MS08-022) – This loop hole provide attackers with access to your systems and allow them to install programs, as well as view and change data. Applicable for Windows user, except Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008)

ActiveX fix(MS08-023) – This vulnerability allows malicious attackers to execute remote code from your systems when visit malicious Web sites with IE. Applicable for Internet Explorer user.

Internet Explorer fix(MS08-024) – same with ActiveX fix. Applicable for Internet Explorer user.

Just click on the link on Security Update code above to download the correct version for your computer before its too late. (more…)