Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 74 Computer Service and Repair system. Microsoft provides a compatibility wizard launched via the Control Panel, as shown in Figure 2-29. Th e Program Compatibility Troubleshooter automatically detects possible compatibility problems associated with various legacy programs, Figure 2-30. Software Patch A software patch is a fi x for operating systems and application software that have already been released. It also contains security updates when the operating system or software has been compromised. Although operating systems and software go through countless hours of testing, many have errors in programming. Th is type of error is referred to as a bug. Patches for software programs can assist in correcting bugs and are readily available for download off the Internet. Periodically, a large col- lection of patches is released at once and referred to as a service pack. 1002: 1.3, 2.6, 2.8 Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 2-29 Microsoft provides a compatibility wizard launched via the Control Panel. Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 2-30 The Program Compatibility Troubleshooter detects possible compatibility problems associated with legacy software applications.