Microsoft offers more time to test XP Service Pack 2

[CZ]

FYI:

http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/0/05132EE1AB012C8248256F0900043EEC?OpenDocument

"Microsoft Corp. is giving users more time to prepare for Windows XP Service
Pack 2 (SP2) by doubling the time a special registry key will prevent PCs
from automatically downloading and installing the mammoth update.
Faced with concerns from IT professionals, Microsoft last month made
available a tool that allows users to set a Windows registry key that
instructs the system to skip downloading and installing SP2 for 120 days,
but still download other critical updates. Microsoft has now doubled that
period to 240 days, Microsoft told select customers in an e-mail message on
Tuesday.

The change was made in response to customer feedback. The blocking mechanism
will now prevent Automatic Updates (AU) and Windows Update (WU) from
delivering SP2 to Windows computers until April 12, 2005, according to the
e-mail."

 

[Guest]

FYI:

http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/0/05132EE1AB012C8248256F0900043EEC?OpenDocument

"Microsoft Corp. is giving users more time to prepare for Windows XP Service
Pack 2 (SP2) by doubling the time a special registry key will prevent PCs
from automatically downloading and installing the mammoth update.
Faced with concerns from IT professionals, Microsoft last month made
available a tool that allows users to set a Windows registry key that
instructs the system to skip downloading and installing SP2 for 120 days,
but still download other critical updates. Microsoft has now doubled that
period to 240 days, Microsoft told select customers in an e-mail message on
Tuesday.

The change was made in response to customer feedback. The blocking mechanism
will now prevent Automatic Updates (AU) and Windows Update (WU) from
delivering SP2 to Windows computers until April 12, 2005, according to the
e-mail."


GOOD!

Ther is clearly a problem with this update and it needs reworking.