Coming Soon: WinXP Patches And FixesComing Soon: WinXP Patches And Fixes

Microsoft this summer plans to release a collection of bug fixes, security patches, and changes to Windows XP's code as required by an agreement with the Justice Department. Service Pack 1 for Windows XP will let users hide icons for Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, and Windows Messenger programs. A service pack for Windows 2000, due within three months, will provide the same changes for that operating system and let users hide access to Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine. Microsoft plans to release a test version of the service pack to about 10,000 testers within two weeks.