Three New Windows XP Updates Available

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Microsoft today released three additional security and software updates next to the latest cumulative Internet Explorer patch February 5th, 2003. Read more...

Windows XP Patch: Fast User Switching Issue on WindowsXP Media Center Edition: When you try to use Fast User Switching to switch between logged on users in Windows XP Media Center Edition, you may receive a STOP error message on a blue screen, and your computer may stop responding (hang). This update resolves the Fast User Switching issue on Windows XP Media Center Edition. Windows XP Patch: Enabling Applications to Access HTML Help in a New, Restricted Mode: This update enables applications to access HTML Help in a new, restricted mode. Future updates of Internet Explorer require this new capability. Download this patch now to ensure that Internet Explorer can properly display HTML Help in HTML pages. Windows XP Security Patch: Unchecked Buffer in Windows Redirector Could Allow Privilege Elevation: A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Microsoft Windows XP and gain control over it. To attempt an attack, the attacker would have to be able to log on to the computer. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.