Re: Hiding SP2 Update

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:50:37 +0200

Hi Jeff,

Yes, it will.

Regards,
Torgeir

Jeff wrote:

> Hi Torg,
>
> will this work on all languages of XP?
>
> Jeff
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>ACStriegel wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone know how to "hide" (i.e., decline) the SP2
>>>auto update? I've already loaded it via disk but can't
>>>seem to disable the auto update of this particular
>
> update
>
>>>w/o disabling auto update altogether. Thanks.
>>
>>Hi
>>
>>To avoid that Automatic Updates tries to install SP2 (up
>
> to 16. April
>
>>2005):
>>
>>Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2
>
> to a PC
>
>>Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>
> FamilyId=8BCE6BBA-EA5D-4425-89C1-
> C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en
>
>>Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will
>
> extract
>
>>several files to the folder you specify.
>>
>>Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it
>
> will create
>
>>the registry value described in the link above).
>>
>>This way you can still use Automatic Updates to update
>
> your computer
>
>>but avoid to get SP2 installed (up to 16. April 2005).
>>
>>
>>If you have a pending SP2 download now, clean out the
>
> Download
>
>>folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:
>>
>>%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
>>
>>(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>>
>>You can use the procedure described here:
>>
>>http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showartic
>
> le.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en
>
>>You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned
>
> in the link
>
>>above, as well as the EventCache folder.
>>
>>Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder
>
> is that you
>
>>lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
>>
>> 

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