Re: Do not Install SP2 GP Template

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From: Mark Williams [MSFT] (markwill_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 21:03:45 -0700

Just the XP SP2 update. It's sole purpose is to provide temporary delay of
the XP SP2 update being available through Windows Update or the Automatic
Updates client. For more granular management of updates in your environment,
Software Update Services (SUS) or Systems Management Server (SMS) are the
recommended solutions. 

-- 
Mark Williams
Program Manager, Group Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/grouppolicy
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:247301c4863b$de113a80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Does this policy block XP computers from downloading all
> updates or just SP2?
>
> Chris
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>If you target this at computers that are not running
> Windows XP the policy
>>setting it will simply be ignored so there is no harm in
> doing so.
>>
>>-- 
>>Mark Williams
>>Program Manager, Group Policy
>>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/grouppolicy
>>
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
>>"Chris Foster" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
>>news:868701c48564$7701b180$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I wasnt to use the Group Policy offered on the MS
>>> website.  My question is when I target the GPO can I
> just
>>> apply it to the OU that contains all my workstations or
>>> do I need to target it to only XP machines?
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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