| About This Clinic This one-day instructor-led clinic provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand the security enhancements included with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and how these features may affect applications that need to run on Windows XP SP2. The session will also discuss implications for working with application development tools including Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and how to configure the Windows XP SP2 development environment. Note: The clinic materials are accompanied by content for a hands-on lab that helps students practice the concepts and procedures learned in this clinic. |
| Audience Profile This clinic is intended for a broad range of experienced, professional application developers, including those employed by software companies or working on corporate development teams. |
| At Clinic Completion After completing this clinic, students will be able to: List the reasons why Microsoft developed Windows XP SP2. Describe the major improvements in Windows XPSP2. Describe the specific impact that Windows XP SP2 will have on released Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005. List application scenarios that may be affected by Windows XP SP2. Modify different application types to run successfully with Windows XP SP2. Describe how browser security affects Web applications. Describe how Windows XP SP2 affects Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE), and other SQL Server–related services. Configure Microsoft Windows Firewall to support SQL Server configurations. Describe the changes made to the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service for Windows XP SP2. Describe the purpose of the RestrictRemoteClients registry setting. Describe the purpose of the EnableAuthEpResolution registry setting. Describe the computer–wide restrictions introduced in Windows XP SP2. Configure granular COM permissions.
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