XP SP2

I have read in a few news articles today that if you have
Automatic Updates set to download and install updates,
when XP SP2 is released it will download it and install
it. In the past service packs were not downloaded by
Automatic Update, just critical security updates. I don't
want SP2 to be downloaded automatically. SP2 is supposed
to be released in August. Does anyone know for a fact
that Automatic Update will download it? Thanks for any
help.

Since SP2 is considered a "Critical" update, I would assume that
Automatic Updates will apply it automatically.
However, I'm speculating here - I think SP2 will only be triggered
through Windows Update Version 5, not the current Version 4.0.

There will be components to Version 5 that must be installed first.
V5 needs a new Update class module to be installed on your PC.

Microsoft will probably clarify this as time gets closer for the SP
to be released. For now I would just leave my setup as is, surely
there will be information posted before the actual code is released.

"Jim" wrote in message
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I have read in a few news articles today that if you have
Automatic Updates set to download and install updates,
when XP SP2 is released it will download it and install
it. In the past service packs were not downloaded by
Automatic Update, just critical security updates. I don't
want SP2 to be downloaded automatically. SP2 is supposed
to be released in August. Does anyone know for a fact
that Automatic Update will download it? Thanks for any
help.

Jim wrote:

I have read in a few news articles today that if you have
Automatic Updates set to download and install updates,
when XP SP2 is released it will download it and install
it. In the past service packs were not downloaded by
Automatic Update, just critical security updates.

I would suggest putting Auto Updates onto 'Advise me' at least for the
moment.

--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

Jim wrote:

I have read in a few news articles today that if you have
Automatic Updates set to download and install updates,
when XP SP2 is released it will download it and install
it. In the past service packs were not downloaded by
Automatic Update, just critical security updates.

I would suggest putting Auto Updates onto 'Advise me' at least for the
moment.

--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

Jim wrote:

I have read in a few news articles today that if you have
Automatic Updates set to download and install updates,
when XP SP2 is released it will download it and install
it. In the past service packs were not downloaded by
Automatic Update, just critical security updates.

I would suggest putting Auto Updates onto 'Advise me' at least for the
moment.

--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)