
wasted on 8/24/04, 4:10 PM
Microsoft resumes SP2 distribution
After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft is ready to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.
Taken off guard by the large number of business customers who rely on the Windows Automatic Updates feature for patches, Microsoft last week postponed automatic distribution of the mammoth service pack. The software maker sent a note to corporate customers saying the delay was in response to customer requests for more time to install a registry key that will block the automatic delivery of SP2.
"When we designed Automatic Updates, we had consumers and small businesses in mind. We have been surprised by the number of enterprises who use Automatic Updates," said Jon Murchinson, a program manager at Microsoft.