XP SP2 alert: Cancel all non-AMD system buys

Leading up to the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft has cited an SP2 feature called Data Execution Prevention (DEP) as a key sentry in the fight against viruses and worms responsible for "buffer overruns." (Recently reported vulnerabilities in an open-source image format are the latest example.) Unfortunately, users of AMD-based systems are virtually the only ones who can take advantage of this important technology. Intel-based notebook and desktop systems that support DEP won't start shipping until the end of 2004. My advice: Postpone your planned Intel-based systems purchases--or go with AMD.

Unfortunately, except for users with systems based on AMD’s Athlon 64, Sempron (mobile), or Opteron microprocessors (a very tiny percentage of the more than 200 million users of Windows XP), almost no one can take advantage of this important technology.

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