According to the Microsoft Web site, the operating systems affected include WindowsXP, WindowsXP Service Pack 1, Windows 2000 SP2, Windows 2000 SP3 and Windows 2000 SP4.
Last year, Microsoft was forced to release a bowdlerized version of its WindowsXP software, later named WindowsXP Home Edition N--the 'N' in the new name standing for "not with media player".