Symantec Corp. is racing to provide a software update that will allow its products to be seen by Windows platforms upgraded with Windows XP SP2.

The security vendor is also ironing out several issues related to the ease of deployment of the Symantec update for SP2, particularly when the update is distributed across multiple clients.

"Windows Security Center is not able to read or monitor the status of Symantec security applications. So to facilitate that in a secure way, we are providing an update in the next day or so to make sure our products can be reported [by Windows Security Center]," Garcia-Manrique told CRN on Tuesday.

The Symantec patch could force Symantec customers to delay upgrading their Windows systems with SP2. A support bulletin on Symantec's Web site informed customers that "Symantec encourages its customers to install the product update prior to installing SP2 in order to avoid incorrect reporting from Windows Security Center."

Note: Some of the symantec updates for SP2 can be found here and here.

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