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Microsoft says 49 applications will need tweaking if they are to work with SP2 Microsoft has admitted that around 49 applications and games will not work when users install the new XP Service Pack 2 update.

The software giant has released a list of the applications - some of its own, some from third parties - on its Knowledge Base support site, according to Information Week.

Microsoft said some tweaking will be required to get the applications and games to work with XP SP2, which has been developed to improve XP security.

The problem relates to the Window's firewall, which is automatically activated in the update.

'Client applications may not successfully receive data from a server,? Microsoft said in a document on the Knowledge Base site. 'The server applications that are running on SP2 may not respond to client requests.'

Several key applications are included in the list including anti-virus software from Symantec and network management applications from Computer Associates.

Service Pack has been much delayed and garnered much attention and criticism. This latest problem coincides with Microsoft admitting that it has delayed the release of the update to home users will be delayed.

The code is currently only available for businesses using Windows Software Update Services.