Service Packs Windows Service Pack 2

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Service PacksWindows Service Pack 2 One Note
Service Pack 1

• Professor Sabet msabet_at_calstatela.edu

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Microsoft Plague?
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Positives for SP2

• Help protect your PC from harmful attachments
• By alerting you to potentially unsafe attachments
  SP2 helps guard your computer from viruses that
  can spread through Internet Explorer, Outlook
  Express, and Windows Messenger

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Benefits outweigh Detractions

• Protection against Internet thugs

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Surfing Safely

• The new ActiveX warning in Internet Explorer
  called the Information Bar alerts you whenever a
  site attempts to download software without your
  permission

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Unsafe Downloads

• Internet Explorer download monitoring and the
  Internet Explorer Information Bar warn you about
  potentially harmful downloads and give you the
  option to block files that could be malicious.

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Reduce Annoying Pop-Ups

• Internet Explorer Pop-Up Blocker makes
  browsing the Internet more enjoyable by helping
  you reduce the unwanted ads and content that pop
  up when youre browsing the Web

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To View a Pop-Up

• To temporarily view this instance of a pop-up
  click on the pop up bar

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Firewall Protection

• The built-in Windows Firewall is now turned on by
  default
• This helps protect Windows XP against viruses and
  worms that can spread over the Internet

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Opening the Firewall

• 1.Click on the Control Panel
• 2.Click Windows Firewall

A firewall refuses unsolicited requests
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No Hassle Wireless

• SP2 improves wireless support and simplifies the
  process of discovering and connecting to wireless
  networks in your home or on the road

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Tearful?

• Installing SP 2

• Chopping Onions??

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Prepare your PC

• First update your firewall, antivirus,
  anti-spyware software
• Scan the hard drive
• Back up for your system (Nortons Ghost 70)
• Disable any programs running in the background
  (WinPatrol free download)
• Microsoft advises you boot in Safe Mode before
  intalling (F8)

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Naptime

• Grab a good book and take a nap
• Can take up to 2 hours to install
• Youll get woken up from your nap by the computer
  nagging you to enable your firewall
• SP2 will give you nightmares if you even think
  about turning off the Automatic Update feature

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Restart Hades???

• After you install SP 2 a possible problem may be
  constant computer restarts
• Total Velocity T.V. Media adware (speed
  enhancement for dial up) resides on many computer
  hard drives
• Microsoft has a patch on their site

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Pop Up Blocker

• Not bad, but not as good as Googles free pop up
  blocker toolbar

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Privacy

• SP2 helps protect your private information by
  applying the security settings that guard your PC
  to the files and content downloaded using
  Internet Explorer

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Service Pack 1
Beyond Paper Pen

• Download SP 1 at Microsoft.com
• New Screen Shot feature
• Import pictures directly from camera
• Record video notes
• Copy notes from mobile device
• Publish OneNote to MS Word

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Screen Clippings

• Windows Logo Key S
• Content is captured with time and date stamps and
  URLs to manage notes effectively

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Capture a Live Shot

• www.earthcam.com

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New Password Protection
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Insert Meeting Details from Outlook