On Tuesday, April 12, Microsoft will turn off the blocking feature that has made it possible for some enterprises to block Windows XP Service Pack 2 downloads by employees who use Automatic Update. That means in companies that used the blocking tool, SP2 will be downloaded automatically to desktop computers that use Windows' Automatic Update feature.Source: InformationWeek.
Enterprise Windows customers must be thrilled. As if their IT staffs don't have enough problems. Thanks to Matt for the link. And if you are a home user and don't know about it, guess what? You are getting SP2 on the 12th. Hurray!
Comments (1)
The majority of home users will already have it - it's been on Windows Update for months. However, it was possible to install a small patch from MS to block SP2 until April 12th, which is what this is about.
In any case, I think 8 months (plus the 4 month release candidate phase) is ample time to ensure that your IT systems are ready for it.
Posted by Neil T. | April 8, 2005 5:29 AM
Posted on April 8, 2005 05:29