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Gates emphasizes security in Windows update
Created: 10/30/2007
Video description: At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows off an improved firewall and other security features that will be part of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.

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