Microsoft pulls patch that can slow XP
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Microsoft pulled a security patch for Windows XP systems with Service Pack 1 installed after customers complained that installing the patch slowed their systems down to a crawl. Microsoft is working on a revised patch for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and will re-issue that patch when it has been completed and fully tested, the Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said in a revised version of its security bulletin MS03-013 posted late Wednesday.
"Customers are encouraged to review this security bulletin ... [and] assess whether their particular environments demand that the patch should be applied immediately or whether their particular level of risk permits delaying deployment of the patch until it is revised and the performance problem corrected," the company said.