Microsoft quietly posted a Windows XP SP2 patch to make surfing public wireless hotspots safer, but did not include it with the December security updates released Tuesday and has not posted it as a download from Microsoft Update.
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The patch, which must be manually downloaded and installed, is available on the Microsoft Web site. Only systems that have been validated as running a genuine copy of Windows can retrieve the patch.
Source: Microsoft Patches Windows XP Wireless, Tells No One – Technology News by TechWeb
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Overview
Install this update to enhance the Windows XP support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) options in Wireless Group Policy (WGP), and to help prevent the Windows wireless client from advertising the wireless networks in its preferred networks list. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.