Hello Matt,
No, you cannot have both: have Automatic Updates ON (in some fashion) AND have it ignore SP2.
(If you are in a coporate setting & using SUS then repost. I do not know if they have some extra control mechanism).
XP SP2 is tagged as a critical update & as such, (for what you want) all that normal users can do is either turn off Automatic Updates, or as my very good buddy P A Bear suggests, reset A U to prompt.
--
Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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PA Bear wrote:
> See http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;283629,
> please.
>
> You might also consider posting to Windows Update and WinXP Security
> Admin newsgroups for more specific replies, Matt. I've taken the
> liberty of crossposting my reply to them both.
>
> Matt wrote:
>> Thanks PA Bear, but I should have been clearer with what I'm asking.
>> Currently all my PC's are setup to auto-download updates at 1pm in
>> the morning and then auto-install without bothering anyone, in
>> particular, the user!. I can appreciate that SP2 will not
>> auto-install due to the EULA, but I don't want it to download in the
>> first place. I want it to completly ignore the SP2 update and carry
>> on as we are currently, ie. auto-downloading and installing without
>> user intervention at 1pm
>>
>> I don't like giving my users the ability to choose whether to install
>> something or not. Better to leave it to full auto !!!
>>
>> "PA Bear" wrote:
>>
>>> First of all, SP2 will not auto-install, regardless of your AU
>>> settings. User must accept the EULA first.
>>>
>>> Second, see...
>>>
>>> How To Configure Automatic Updates to Prompt You Before You Download
>>> Updates in Windows XP
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;283629
>>> --
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>>
>>> Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2
>>>
>>> What You Should Know About Spyware
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ssoftware.mspx
>>>
>>> AumHa Forums
>>> http://forum.aumha.org
>>>
>>> Matt wrote:
>>>> I use Auto Update with the automatic install feature switched on to
>>>> ensure that all of our PC's are kept up-to-date. I've read
>>>> somewhere that its possible to enter a registry key that will stop
>>>> auto-update downloading SP2 but carry on loading other patches as
>>>> normal. I need to stop SP2 being auto-installed to give me more
>>>> time to test it with our build.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone tell me how to achieve this.
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