Re: How to hide sp2 in Windows Update Manager

e-raser wrote:

> In the previuse version of Windows Update one had the ability to hid any
> Update from the user throught the advanced settings,
>
> I'd like to hide SP2 from my own system so i can have it set to auto update
> in the night without the worrie of finding sp2 on my system in the morrning.
>
> I've sceen "Hide Update" check boxes on other updates, but not SP2, is there
> any way of doing this
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/d...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).




--
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/scr...r/default.mspx

SP2 will not be automatically installed even if you have AU set to install -
it will download but will always offer a pop-up message and then a couple of
dialog boxes before installing. You will not find it on your machine unless
you have specifically OK'd it.


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote in message
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> e-raser wrote:
>
>> In the previuse version of Windows Update one had the ability to hid any
>> Update from the user throught the advanced settings, I'd like to hide SP2
>> from my own system so i can have it set to auto update in the night
>> without the worrie of finding sp2 on my system in the morrning.
>>
>> I've sceen "Hide Update" check boxes on other updates, but not SP2, is
>> there any way of doing this
> 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/d...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).
>
>
>
>
> --
> 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/scr...r/default.mspx