Re: microsoft windows xp updates sp 2

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:24:44 +0200

deb wrote:

> does microsoft windows updates automatically update and
> install xp sp2?
Hi

Even if you have configured Automatic Updates to automatically
download and install all critical updates, SP2 will not install on
your computer before you have accepted the SP2 EULA and clicked
the Next button on a couple of dialogs (that e.g. states that you
should back up your system before continuing).

To avoid that Automatic Updates tries to install SP2 at all (up to
16. April 2005):

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC
Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8BCE6BBA-EA5D-4425-89C1-C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en

Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will extract
several files to the folder you specify.

Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it will create
the registry value described in the link above). 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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