Fwd: Update on Windows XP SP2

Another change in the release schedule for SP2.

--Karl

Karl Grose
IST-WSS

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>Subject: Update on Windows XP SP2
>Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:38:21 -0700
>From: "Taylor Kao" <taylork@microsoft.com>
>
>As you know, Microsoft recently released Windows XP Service Pack 2
>(SP2) to manufacturing on Friday, August 6, 2004. You may also know
>that Microsoft will deliver Windows XP SP2 through the Automatic
>Update delivery mechanism in Windows as a critical update. This
>process began on Tuesday, August 10.
>
>Since some of our customers, such as your organization, utilize
>Automatic Update for a collection of your PC's, and since your
>organization may not yet be prepared to deploy Windows XP SP2 onto
>those machines, we recently made available a mechanism for
>temporarily blocking the download of Windows XP SP2 to those
>machines using Automatic Update. Last week, we received feedback
>from our corporate customers that they would like more time to put
>this temporary blocking mechanism into place. Based on that
>feedback, we have altered the delivery schedule of Windows XP SP2.
>The machines in your organization using Automatic Update will not
>receive Windows XP SP2 until Wednesday, August 25 - at the earliest
>- as long as those machines are running Windows XP Professional
>Edition.
>
>Here is a summary of the altered delivery schedule for Windows XP SP2:
>
>8/6 Release to manufacturing
>
>8/9 Release to Microsoft Download Center (full network
>installation package)
>
> Release to MSDN subscription site (CD ISO image)
>
>8/10 Release to Automatic Update (for machines running
>pre-release versions of Windows XP SP2 only)
>
>8/16 Release to Software Update Services
>
>8/18 Release to Automatic Update for users running Windows XP
>Home Edition only
>
>8/25 Release to Automatic Update for all Windows XP users
>including those running Windows XP Professional Edition
>
> Release to Windows Update for interactive user
> installations
>
>As mentioned above, Microsoft has already shipped a mechanism to
>temporarily disable delivery of Windows XP SP2 via Automatic Update
>and Windows Update. For more information on this mechanism and to
>download the associated tools, please visit
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/winxpsp2.
>
>We are confident that Windows XP SP2 is a significant step forward
>in helping increase the resiliency of your desktops and we look
>forward to partnering with your organization to ensure a successful
>rollout of Windows XP SP2 in your organization.
>
>Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need further information
>on Windows XP SP2 and our products.
>
>Regards,
>
>Taylor
>
>Taylor Kao
>Strategic Account Manager
>Microsoft- Education Solutions Group
>One Market Street, Suite 200
>San Francisco, CA 94123
>(415) 972-6717
> taylork@microsoft.com

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Received on Mon Aug 16 10:59:17 2004