XP SP2 *will* be delivered ??

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Mike Brannigan,

I'm not sure if you are the right person to ask.

Do you know if there is a switch that can be used to
extract the files from the SP2 network file?

Hi

The switch you can use to extract it:

/x

 

[Tom]

or -x

Hi

The switch you can use to extract it:

/x



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[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Tom,

In the real world no one runs around with an SP2 CD installing it to a few
thousand PCs.
You carry out the appriate amount of regression testing against your
environment, you work out all procedures for deployment such as pre
deployment tasks and reconfigurations needing to be done - obviously with
testing etc to endure the validity of all of this.
You ensure the necessary management tools are in place to configure the new
environment to meet the requirements and the you deploy using your preferred
tool - with monitoring and status reporting as well as trouble shooting if
an issue occurs.

So to say I deployed thousands of SP2s is entirely accurate. Using a tool
does not mean the tool is doing the job - you are, it is just a tool.

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Mike
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Moonlighting ???
One area where I work is in the infrastructure delivery portion of our
business where one of my roles is consulting on enterprise wide designs
and
deployments of our technology.
We have number of clients that have already rolled out SP2 to thousands of
PCs.
If you are having problems with an enterprise roll out maybe you would
like
to engage with one of our many partners that specialise in large scale
deployments or upgrades or directly with Microsoft Consulting Services.

Mike, you made your previous post sound as if YOU deployed SP2 to THOUSANDS
of PCs on your own. Now that you say what is happening is essentially done
on a netwrok, I'd say you didn't do that, but the IT people did for their
respective companies, or for MS's employee PCs.

 

[Brian Viercant]

We have updated clients networks,so far 4 (around 140 box's) and it
HAScaused issues and problems,mostly with WiFi & Image setters. Apparantly
there are some problems with some of the firmware.
BV

 

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What to Know Before Downloading/Installing SP2 (revised 17 Sept-04)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx

Most of us are recommending that those with laptops, especially older ones,
contact the manufacturer for info on upgrading to SP2. I would not upgrade
until I got an "all clear" from the manufacturer as well as download links
for any model-specific drivers which SP2 would require.
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