Windows XP SP2 developer article you may not have seen...

Hi all,

I wanted to highlight an article that contains some useful information
around the forthcoming Windows XP SP2 for developers like us.  Speaking
with a number of you directly highlighted that many developers assume
this next release will be of zero impact to their existing work - I'm
not saying it will, I'm just saying you may be.

We're proud of the fact that SP2's number 1 priority is security; even
though this can have some impact.  For instance the no-execute (NX)
memory protection mode can affect some script-driven titles and device
drivers (for those IHVs on the list ;)).  Another area discussed in it
is the increased network protection technologies that we talked about at
GDC.

Anyway, I recommend you go make a good, strong, cup of coffee (or
whatever is your vice) and read the information at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/xpsp2/introduction.aspx

Oh, also please ensure your QA folk, if not yourself, are running some
copies of the SP2 beta on x64-based machines.  If they haven't got it,
go download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/sp2preview.mspx.

Hope this helps,

Mike