Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Editors' rating
Good
6.0
out of 10
- The good: Includes more than 300 security and performance patches in one installation; has easy deployment instructions for network installations; adds Java Virtual Machine; comes with an uninstall option.
- The bad: Huge download and installation footprint; not all features, including application-default control panel, work as well as expected; doesn't noticeably speed up Windows XP.
- The bottom line: Windows XP's first service pack is a worthwhile download--if only for the security patches--as long as you have the bandwidth. If not, you're better off piecing together XP fixes in smaller, single downloads.
- Reviewed by:
- Matt Lake
- Review date: 9/8/02
- Update date: 9/8/02
Screenshot of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
The much-vaunted Windows XP Service Pack 1 default-program control panel purports to let you easily change your media player, browser, e-mail, and instant-message software defaults. And you get a prize if you can spot any non-Microsoft apps in this collection of programs on our hard drive: XP couldn't locate six such apps on one of our test machines.
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