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      A Few Bumps on the Road to Windows XP SP2

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        Since Microsoft Corp. began its staged rollout of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) late last week, there have been a few bumps—but, at least so far, no major potholes—on the road to deployment.

        Microsoft has characterized SP2 as a “critical” must-have update. The companys overriding message is that all Windows XP users should deploy as soon as possible the SP2 collection of security updates and other new features and fixes.

        But some customers who want the service pack still cant get it. And other users who arent ready to deploy it yet are finding themselves needing to take extra precautions to block SP2 from downloading automatically.

        So far, Microsoft has made SP2 available to its Microsoft Developer Network Universal subscribers. It also is allowing individuals who want to apply the update manually on multiple computers to obtain SP2 and the accompanying network installer tool from its IT Pro portal site.

        Microsoft has said it will begin pushing SP2 out to individual users via its Windows Update/Automatic Update feature starting on Aug. 16. PC makers and retail outlets will begin carrying the update in September or October. The company also has committed to providing a CD version of SP2 “soon” for users who dont have high-speed Internet connections. Microsoft officials have said they plan to distribute widely the CD version.

        Not everyone is champing at the bit for SP2, however. Some IT shops have said they are waiting to thoroughly test SP2 with their applications before deploying it companywide.

        To prevent SP2 from downloading automatically onto these more cautious users systems, Microsoft has developed and posted for download a toolkit that is designed to temporarily disable the automatic download feature of Windows Update/Automatic Update.

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