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Microsoft puts back SP2 automatic update
News Microsoft is delaying distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 via its Automatic Update service by at least nine days in order to give corporate customers more time to temporarily block automatic downloading of SP2 by their employees.
[August 17, 2004, 14:40]
Microsoft puts back SP2 automatic update
Talkback XP SP2. I've modified my GPO to disable AutoUpdate, I've turned off my Shavlik patch server, and I'm testing SP2 on my computer (I'm the IT guy). Before this goes to my clients, I need a way to disable the firewall at the MSI or GPO levels.
[August 17, 2004, 18:11]
Corporates allowed to block SP2
News Although Microsoft recommends that consumers turn on Automatic Update to get the latest version of Windows, the company is offering to let companies temporarily block such upgrades. The tool, which is posted on Microsoft's Web site, allows...
[August 12, 2004, 8:25]
Microsoft to start pushing IE8 browser
News Microsoft said it plans next week to start pushing its Internet Explorer 8 browser to consumers who have Windows's automatic-update feature turned on. Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP...
[April 14, 2009, 8:28]
Windows patches may become automatic
News Microsoft is considering changing the way that Windows updates security patches, making the update process automatic by default, following the latest round of security problems for Windows users. In June the company said it planned to simplify its...
[August 21, 2003, 13:30]
Microsoft prepares Office 2003 SP3 auto update
News Office 2003 Service Pack 3 will be winging its way to users via a Microsoft automatic update from next month. Microsoft announced on its update product team blog that it is making Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) available via automatic distribution.
[February 1, 2008, 7:15]
Microsoft fixes Vista SP1 endless reboot cycle
News Microsoft is resuming automatic distribution of a Vista Service Pack 1 prerequisite update that previously sent some users of the operating system into an endless reboot cycle during installation. The problematic update — Servicing Stack Update...
[April 8, 2008, 8:11]
Why you should ditch Norton AntiVirus
Talkback According to their internet Symantec security bulletin site, their automatic update takes place weekly--yes, you can update daily, but this is not automatic. OR change to some other program that does an automatic update each time you turn on the...
[July 3, 2005, 11:58]
SP2 to be forced out
News Microsoft is alerting customers that it will soon start delivering Windows XP Service Pack 2 to all customers using Automatic Update, whether they want it or not. In response to requests from businesses, Microsoft last year released a tool that...
[February 28, 2005, 8:50]
Security experts voice IE7 push concerns
News IE 7 will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year as a "high priority" update via Automatic Updates in Windows XP, Gary Schare, Microsoft's director of IE product management, said on Tuesday. Wood also said that the Automatic Update...
[July 27, 2006, 15:05]
Microsoft extends SP2 auto-update blocker
News The company on Tuesday altered its policy for preventing the automatic download of SP2 through Automatic Update or Windows Update, two services for automatically downloading important Windows updates to PCs via the Internet.
[September 9, 2004, 9:30]
IE7 will be 'high-priority' update
News IE 7 will be delivered in the fourth quarter as a "high priority" update via Automatic Updates in Windows XP, Gary Schare, Microsoft's director of IE product management, said in an interview on Tuesday.
[July 27, 2006, 9:15]
Microsoft patches firewall problems
News The fix, which was sent out through the automatic Windows Update system this week, deals with a problem that only affects Windows XP computers with Service Pack 2 installed alongside Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Windows Server 2003.
[February 25, 2005, 8:40]
Service Pack 2 gets the green light
News Microsoft will make the free update available via download and via CD, but it is recommending that customers turn on Windows' automatic upgrade feature and get the update that way. The update should be distributed to approximately 100 million PCs...
[August 9, 2004, 8:45]
ImmoManager
Downloads  Included functionalities Real estate transaction Automatic matching of request with estate in stock Contact and prospect management Negotiators team management Multimedia presentation module Automatic update of your website Software update...
[December 13, 2004, 7:00]
Microsoft patch leaves ZoneAlarm users in the dark
News ZoneAlarm customers who have automatic update selected for Windows Update, and whose ZoneAlarm internet-security level is set to 'high', will experience a loss of internet connectivity upon reboot. ZoneAlarm users without automatic update may wish...
[July 10, 2008, 11:26]
Mystery of Microsoft's automatic updates
News Microsoft on Friday reported that it was looking into the incident, but denied that it was caused by any changes made to its Automatic Update client. We have been hearing some questions recently regarding Tuesday's update release changing automatic...
[October 16, 2007, 17:14]
Windows Driver Updates
Blog Windows XP is very "laissez-faire" about such updates; I have occasionally seen one show up in Windows Update for XP under "Optional Updates", but I don't recall ever having seen one as a mandatory or automatic update.
[May 13, 2008, 12:49]
Microsoft to step up SP2 downloads
News On 6 August, the company set a goal of distributing 100 million copies within two months through its automatic update service alone. The company will be increasing the rate at which automatic update notifications go out.
[September 22, 2004, 8:35]
