Jeez, folks; this is absurd.
PLEASE perform a modicum of research and testing before making such
noises.
AU has three basic settings
- auto-download and install on a schedule
- auto-download on a schedule and wait for user action to install
(DEFAULT)
- do nothing, wait for user intervention
How about SUS or WSUS? Here's how you control bandwidth - by making
patches centrally available within the environment itself and <GASP>
control which patches are published to the users.
If you're really concerned about your customers, then help them exercise
control over their environment. AU can be controlled by registry
entries if GPO aren't an option and its <GASP> all documented on a
freely-downloaded document available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/updateservices/techinfo/pre
vious/susdeployment.mspx.
BTW, considering that XP SP2 has been out for nearly a YEAR, you've all
had more than enough time to evaluate the impact XPSP2 has in various
deployments. If you found something in XPSP2 and failed to report it,
that particular problem lies squarely on your own shoulders.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Lachance [mailto:boblach@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 11:57
To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Windows XP SP2 update
"However--and this is the most important point--Automatic Updates won't
automatically install SP2 at that time.
*** But they will automatically DOWNLOAD won't they?
Bandwidth considerations ?
-Bob
Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
Gawd bless it...not another post...
NO THEY ARE NOT....
1. only if you had the kill bit enabled...do you? I didn't..I don't
know
of anyone who used it ... is it expiring
2. Only if you have autoupdates enabled... kill bit gone...then shut
off
AU
3. even with the AU enabled, the kill bit gone you STILL have to
click on
a EULA
Geeze between Microsoft themselves not clarifying how few people used
this, how few people will be affected by this.. it's insane the amount
of
misinformation April 12th has.
Nothing will happen..if you want to stay on a less secure XP sp1...
you
have every right to do so.
Me I already upgraded a long time ago.
And no.. Windws 2003 isn't on AU either... if you got it you approved
it
on SUS or you WU'd it yourself..
The FUD over this kill bit thing is insane.
Like a fellow mvp said... he thinks he could convince people that it
will
be installed even if the computer isn't turned on and he bets that the
newsmedia would buy it.
Susan
John Madden wrote:
Forgot about this one...
Microsoft is forcing the upgrade to XP2 by april 12th.
This is going to be a nightmare if all pc's get
updated at the same time...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2aum
ng.mspx
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