Re: Windows XP SP2 update

From: Bob Lachance (boblach_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/08/05

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    To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:57:22 -0400

    >"However--and this is the most important point--Automatic Updates won't
    >automatically install SP2 at that time.

    *** But they will automatically DOWNLOAD won't they?

    Bandwidth considerations ?

    -Bob

    >Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
    >
    >>Gawd bless it...not another post...
    >>
    >>NO THEY ARE NOT....
    >>
    >>1. only if you had the kill bit enabled...do you? I didn't..I don't know
    >>of anyone who used it ... is it expiring
    >>2. Only if you have autoupdates enabled... kill bit gone...then shut off
    >>AU
    >>3. even with the AU enabled, the kill bit gone you STILL have to click on
    >>a EULA
    >>
    >>Geeze between Microsoft themselves not clarifying how few people used
    >>this, how few people will be affected by this.. it's insane the amount of
    >>misinformation April 12th has.
    >>
    >>Nothing will happen..if you want to stay on a less secure XP sp1... you
    >>have every right to do so.
    >>
    >>Me I already upgraded a long time ago.
    >>
    >>And no.. Windws 2003 isn't on AU either... if you got it you approved it
    >>on SUS or you WU'd it yourself..
    >>
    >>The FUD over this kill bit thing is insane.
    >>
    >>Like a fellow mvp said... he thinks he could convince people that it will
    >>be installed even if the computer isn't turned on and he bets that the
    >>newsmedia would buy it.
    >>
    >>Susan
    >>
    >>John Madden wrote:
    >>
    >>>Forgot about this one...
    >>>
    >>>Microsoft is forcing the upgrade to XP2 by april 12th.
    >>>
    >>>This is going to be a nightmare if all pc's get
    >>>updated at the same time...
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2aumng.mspx
    >>>
    >>>
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    >>
    >
    >--
    >Chapter 4 of The Complete Patch Management Book:
    >https://www.ecora.com/ecora/jump/pm149.asp
    >
    >So why is it the only book on NT Event Logging is out of print?
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    >
    >And if you don't know about www.eventid.net You should!
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