Hiding SP2 Update

[ACStriegel]

Does anyone know how to "hide" (i.e., decline) the SP2
auto update? I've already loaded it via disk but can't
seem to disable the auto update of this particular update
w/o disabling auto update altogether. Thanks.

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

ACStriegel wrote:

> Does anyone know how to "hide" (i.e., decline) the SP2
> auto update? I've already loaded it via disk but can't
> seem to disable the auto update of this particular update
> w/o disabling auto update altogether. Thanks.
Hi

To avoid that Automatic Updates tries to install SP2 (up to 16. April
2005):

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC
Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8BCE6BBA-EA5D-4425-89C1-C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en

Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will extract
several files to the folder you specify.

Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it will create
the registry value described in the link above).

This way you can still use Automatic Updates to update your computer
but avoid to get SP2 installed (up to 16. April 2005).


If you have a pending SP2 download now, clean out the Download
folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en

You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
above, as well as the EventCache folder.

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

[Jeff]

Hi Torg,

will this work on all languages of XP?

Jeff

>-----Original Message-----
>ACStriegel wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know how to "hide" (i.e., decline) the SP2
>> auto update? I've already loaded it via disk but can't
>> seem to disable the auto update of this particular
update
>> w/o disabling auto update altogether. Thanks.
>Hi
>
>To avoid that Automatic Updates tries to install SP2 (up
to 16. April
>2005):
>
>Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2
to a PC
>Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyId=8BCE6BBA-EA5D-4425-89C1-
C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en
>
>Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will
extract
>several files to the folder you specify.
>
>Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it
will create
>the registry value described in the link above).
>
>This way you can still use Automatic Updates to update
your computer
>but avoid to get SP2 installed (up to 16. April 2005).
>
>
>If you have a pending SP2 download now, clean out the
Download
>folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:
>
>%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
>
>(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>
>You can use the procedure described here:
>
>http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showartic
le.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en
>
>You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned
in the link
>above, as well as the EventCache folder.
>
>Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder
is that you
>lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
>
>
>--
>torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>.
>

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hi Jeff,

Yes, it will.

Regards,
Torgeir


Jeff wrote:

> Hi Torg,
>
> will this work on all languages of XP?
>
> Jeff
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>ACStriegel wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone know how to "hide" (i.e., decline) the SP2
>>>auto update? I've already loaded it via disk but can't
>>>seem to disable the auto update of this particular
>
> update
>
>>>w/o disabling auto update altogether. Thanks.
>>
>>Hi
>>
>>To avoid that Automatic Updates tries to install SP2 (up
>
> to 16. April
>
>>2005):
>>
>>Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2
>
> to a PC
>
>>Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>
> FamilyId=8BCE6BBA-EA5D-4425-89C1-
> C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en
>
>>Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will
>
> extract
>
>>several files to the folder you specify.
>>
>>Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it
>
> will create
>
>>the registry value described in the link above).
>>
>>This way you can still use Automatic Updates to update
>
> your computer
>
>>but avoid to get SP2 installed (up to 16. April 2005).
>>
>>
>>If you have a pending SP2 download now, clean out the
>
> Download
>
>>folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:
>>
>>%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
>>
>>(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>>
>>You can use the procedure described here:
>>
>>http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showartic
>
> le.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en
>
>>You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned
>
> in the link
>
>>above, as well as the EventCache folder.
>>
>>Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder
>
> is that you
>
>>lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
>>
>>


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx