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Service Packs Windows Service Pack 2 & One Note Service Pack 1. Professor Corinne Hoisington hoisingtonc@cvcc.vccs.edu. Microsoft Plague?. Positives for SP2. Help protect your PC from harmful attachments
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Service PacksWindows Service Pack 2& One Note Service Pack 1 Professor Corinne Hoisington hoisingtonc@cvcc.vccs.edu
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
Benefits outweigh Detractions Protection against Internet thugs
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
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.
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 you’re browsing the Web
To View a Pop-Up • To temporarily view this instance of a pop-up click on the pop up bar
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
Opening the Firewall 1.Click on the Control Panel 2.Click Windows Firewall A firewall refuses unsolicited requests
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
Tearful? Installing SP 2 Chopping Onions??
Prepare your PC • First update your firewall, antivirus, anti-spyware software • Scan the hard drive • Back up for your system (Norton’s Ghost $70) • Disable any programs running in the background (WinPatrol – free download) • Microsoft advises you boot in Safe Mode before intalling (F8)
Naptime • Grab a good book and take a nap • Can take up to 2 hours to install • You’ll 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
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
Pop Up Blocker • Not bad, but not as good as Google’s free pop up blocker toolbar
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
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
Screen Clippings • Windows Logo Key + S • Content is captured with time and date stamps and URLs to manage notes effectively
Capture a Live Shot • www.earthcam.com