RE: Windows XP SP2 update

From: Ken Schaefer (Ken_at_adOpenStatic.com)
Date: 04/10/05

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    Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:19:25 +1000
    To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
    
    

    Only if you have Automatic Updates set to "download updates automatically but
    let me choose when to install them".

    I imagine that you will get the smaller bootstrap installer, which will then
    download the necessary components once you have decided to install SP2.

    Basically, nothing is changing with the way that AU works. The registry key
    just stopped AU/WU from offering you SP2 (or downloading it, or installing
    it). Now that the reg key has expired, SP2 will be offered by AU or
    WindowsUpdate just like *any other update*.

    Well, that's the situation as I understand it.

    Cheers
    Ken

    : -----Original Message-----
    : From: Bob Lachance [mailto:boblach@hotmail.com]
    : Sent: Saturday, 9 April 2005 4:57 AM
    : To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    : Subject: Re: Windows XP SP2 update
    :
    :
    : >"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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