Related Links
For descriptions of all the new policy settings included in SP2 as well as policy settings included in earlier versions of Windows, see “Group Policy Settings Reference” on the Microsoft Download Center Web site at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=22031.
For comprehensive information about Group Policy, see the TechNet Group Policy Web site at https://www.microsoft.com/technet/grouppolicy.
For scripts automating management tasks, see the TechNet Script Center: Script Repository at TechNet Script Center: Script Repository.
For more information about deploying Group Policy, see “Staging Group Policy Deployments” on the Microsoft Web site at https://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deployguide/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deployguide/en-us/dmebi_sgp_dsag.asp.
For more information about deploying Windows Firewall, see “Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2” on the Microsoft Download Center Web site at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=23277.
For more information about Internet Explorer, see the Internet Explorer 6 Resource Kit at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33570, as well as “Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2” on the Microsoft Download Center Web site at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=28022.
For more information about Internet Communication Management policy settings, see “Using Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 in a Managed Environment: Controlling Communication with the Internet” on the Microsoft TechNet Web site at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=29133.
For comprehensive reference information about what is new in SP2, see “Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2” on the Microsoft Download Center Web site at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=28022.