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Updates! Get your Vista and XP Updates!

Effective this past Monday, Vista SP1 is now available via Automatic Updates. Also, Windows XP is officially RTMed.

Both are great updates that should get an early installation. So, get 'er going!

If you're interested in reading about the XP SP3 update, Paul Thurrott wrote an interesting FAQ on it at this site: http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/xp_sp3.asp.

What I didn't know was the list of the new features that arrive with SP3. Paul writes:

  • Network Access Protection compatibility. Announced years ago, this feature allows Windows XP machines to interact with the NAP feature in Windows Server 2008. This functionality is built into the RTM version of Windows Vista as well.
  • Product Key-less install option. As with Windows Vista, new XP with SP3 installs can proceed without entering a product key during Setup.
  • Kernel Mode Cryptographics Module. A new kernel module that "encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms," according to Microsoft.
  • "Black hole" router detection algorithm. XP gains the ability to ignore network routers that incorrectly drop certain kinds of network packets. This, too, is a feature of Windows Vista.
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Greg Shields, is an independent author, instructor, and IT consultant based in Denver, Colorado, and a co-founder of Concentrated Technology. With nearly 15 years of experience in information technology, Greg has developed extensive experience in systems administration, engineering, and architecture specializing in Microsoft systems management, remote application, and virtualization technologies. Greg is a Contributing Editor for Redmond Magazine, MCPmag.com, and Virtualization Review Magazine and is the author of five books, including Windows Server 2008:  What’s New / What’s Changed. Greg is also a highly sought-after instructor and speaker, speaking regularly at conferences like TechMentor Events, and producing computer-based training curriculum for CBT Nuggets.  Greg is a recipient of Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" award with a specialization in Windows Terminal Services.