Download Safe XP 1.4.8.20

Theorica Software has released version 1.4.8.20 of Safe XP. This program allows you to easily adjust often hidden settings of Windows. For example, tweaks can be made to services, Internet Explorer 6, the Media Player and Office XP. The program hasn’t popped up in the junk tracker in a while, so the list of changes since the last entry is long:

Version 1.4.8.20 – August 17, 2004

• Fixed Windows XP Service Pack 2 Automatic Update issues.
• Made some cosmetic changes.

Version 1.4.7.30 – July 30, 2004

• Fixed registry data type errors.

Version 1.4.7.25 – July 23, 2004

• Fixed Classic Shell settings for Windows 2000.
• Some minor bugs fixed.

Version 1.4.7.10 – July 8, 2004

• Made some cosmetic changes.

Version 1.4.5.15 – May 14, 2004

• Added “Recommended Settings” button and removed Select All and Unselect All buttons.
• Made minor cosmetic changes.
• Some minor bugs fixed.

Version 1.4.4.20 – April 17, 2004

• Many improvements in Media Player settings.
• Made minor cosmetic changes.
• Some minor bugs fixed.

Version 1.4.3.5 – March 5, 2004

• Many improvements in the Improving Active Scripting (arbitrary commands) security issues like:
  • Eliminated ADODB vulnerability.
  • Optimized protection of vulnerability of HTML-applications (.HTA) and MHTML.
• Added translations: Spanish.
• Improved reading/writing binary data from registry.
• Some minor bugs fixed.

Version 1.4.2.1 – February 1, 2004

• Added the ability to save and restore settings to/from the file. The created file that can easily be loaded by System Administrators to the other machines in the Network/Domain later.
• Added command line mode.
• Added translations: French, Turkish.
• Added an option to disable RPC Locator service.
• Added an option to enable Windows File Protection.
• Added an option for deleting temporary internet files when the browser is closed.
• Added an option to read messages as plain text in the MS Office XP section.
• Added an option to block attached some kind of files in Outlook.
• Added an option for removing username from the Start menu.
• Added an option to stop recording user tracking information.
• Added an option for removing pinned program list from the Start menu.
• Added an option for removing shared documents folder in the Network section.
• Optimized disabling automatic codec downloads.
• Fixed slow loading of Outlook Express when Messenger is disabled or deleted.
• Fixed “Hide Computer from the Browser List” option to work for Windows 2000 Server computers.
• Modified method for checking for Internet Explorer updates on microsoft.com.
• Made minor cosmetic changes.[break] click for a larger version