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Quick Reference Guide
Microsoft Windows XPe Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Microsoft Windows XPe Service Pack 2 (SP2) addresses new
challenges to the security of personal computers by making a number
of basic improvements to the operating system.
The HP Compaq Thin Clients Microsoft XPe SP2 image includes
improvements to the following features:
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Network Protection
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Windows Messenger
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Windows Media Player
Network protection
Network protection is the largest area of improvement in Windows
XPe Service Pack 2, and the one with the most implications for
existing software.
Sygate firewall
HP's XPe SP2 image includes a Sygate firewall. HP Sygate Security
Agent provides a customizable firewall that helps protect your
computer from intrusion and misuse, whether malicious or
unintentional. It detects and identifies known Trojans, port scans, and
other common attacks, and in response, selectively allows or blocks
the use of various networking services, applications, ports, and
components.
HP Sygate Standalone Agent has the ability to allow or block any port
or protocol, inbound or outbound, by either application or traffic
signature. The Agent not only blocks according to these parameters,
but can also link them with logical and/or conditional statements,
increasing the scope and flexibility of polices that you can apply. The
Agent can also block and apply policy to custom protocol adapters,
enabling enterprises to use custom network-enabled applications and
to block applications that circumvent the TCP/IP stack with custom
protocol adapters.
