After many delays, and some problems earlier this week, Microsoft announced today that it released Windows XP Service Pack 2 to computer makers. The highly anticipated upgrade to Microsoft Windows promises to make computers more secure.

The software update will be available for you to download over the next few weeks, according to Microsoft. They are advising consumers with Windows XP to turn on its Automatic Update feature, which will allow your computer to automatically download the service pack when it becomes available.

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said in a statement today that Windows XP SP 2 a significant step in Microsoft's goal of helping customers make PCs 'better isolated and more resilient in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks.'