Automatic Updates - SP2 Coming Soon

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for those who don't know already, XP Service Pack 2 is coming soon...

go here to turn ON Windows Automatic Updates:
http://protect.microsoft.com/secur [...] efault.asp

- press the [Start Here] button (accept software from microsoft if prompted)

- press [Turn on Automatic Updates] button

- done

starting next week, your systems will be automatically updated as Microsoft pushes SP2 out to their Windows Update servers
--
francis

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In news:b4xRc.73$_b.36@okepread02,
Courtney <a@b.c> typed:
> francis gérard wrote:
>
>> for those who don't know already, XP Service Pack 2 is coming
>> soon...
>>
>> go here to turn ON Windows Automatic Updates:
>> http://protect.microsoft.com/secur [...] efault.asp
>>
>> - press the [Start Here] button (accept software from
>> microsoft if
>> prompted)
>> - press [Turn on Automatic Updates] button
>>
>> - done
>>
>> starting next week, your systems will be automatically updated
>> as
>> Microsoft pushes SP2 out to their Windows Update servers
>
> Actually, SP2 has been delayed. It appears that SP2 appears to
> break
> a few programs.....


No, that isn't correct. SP2 was released to manufacturing on
August 6. As yet, it's only been made available to beta testers
and those with MSDN subscriptions but public downloads should be
available by August 16.

I'm running the released version on both machines here.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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If i reinstall, will I need both SP1 _and_ SP2, or just SP2?
Also, how do I save SP2 to a CD ?

TIA

--
¦ zulu ¦


"Bill Martin" <KILLSPAMwylie@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b81957eebc749f198971e@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > for those who don't know already, XP Service Pack 2 is coming soon...
>
> Will SP2 just include all the security patches issued to date plus change
> around some of the defaults, or are there significant security reasons to
> rush to install it?
>
> I keep my machine updated will all the critical patches, so typically I
> prefer to let something like SP2 bounce about in the real world a few
weeks
> before installing. This allows me to see if it breaks a bunch of machines
or
> not before committing to it. Is this still a good strategy with SP2 or
are
> there new critical fixes in it that haven't been released individually
> already?
>
> Bill -- (Remove KILLSPAM from my address to use it)

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"Bill Martin" <KILLSPAMwylie@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:MPG.1b81957eebc749f198971e@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> for those who don't know already, XP Service Pack 2 is coming soon...
>
> Will SP2 just include all the security patches issued to date plus change
> around some of the defaults, or are there significant security reasons to
> rush to install it?
>
> I keep my machine updated will all the critical patches, so typically I
> prefer to let something like SP2 bounce about in the real world a few weeks
> before installing. This allows me to see if it breaks a bunch of machines or
> not before committing to it. Is this still a good strategy with SP2 or are
> there new critical fixes in it that haven't been released individually
> already?
>

your strategy seems fine to me... if you don't use automatic updates, then just keep manually checking the Windows Update site for critical updates and such. the old V4 update site will soon redirect you to the new V5 site from which a small update to the BITS service will be downloaded to your machine and you will be prompted to turn ON automatic updates... your choice. subsequent visits to the new windows update site should present you with service pack 2 as a critical update. should be available shortly.

--
francis

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In news:%230IY1v6fEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Redoak <OEaa1@hotmail.com> typed:

> How do I turn OFF "Automatic Updates?"

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] S;306525#2

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> I don't want MS to download SP2. I plan to wait for the
> availability
> of the FREE CD. I am satisfied with the operation of my
> computer and
> have never had anything infectious, since I use several non-MS
> applications to prevent these.

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Thanks Ken. {redoak}