In a blog posting on Friday, Microsoft confirmed that a beta version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 will be released this week.
Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin.
Microsoft on Tuesday said that it has reached the "release candidate" with the first service pack for Windows Vista, with plans to make the test software available publicly next week.
Microsoft will resume two major Windows updates it had stalled due to a conflict it caused with one of its lesser-known software products.
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Microsoft handed out details about its upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 1 this week. The free download will apparently show the first signs of the company's antitrust settlement with the Justice Department.
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