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Microsoft Tool Blocks Windows Server Update

Hani   on 23 June 2005 - 14:57 · 2 comments & 886 views

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As it did with Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft is offering businesses a tool to block their machines from being automatically upgraded to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
The software tool, available from Microsoft's Web site, will block the software upgrade until March 30. "For those enterprise customers that require additional time to prepare for the download and deployment of SP1, Microsoft will provide a 'Blocker' tool kit," Microsoft said on Tuesday. The software maker released Service Pack 1 in March, but it has not yet started pushing it out through Windows Server's Automatic Update feature. That is slated to happen starting on July 26. Microsoft said it expects only a "handful of enterprise customers" to need the blocking tool since most businesses use other programs to manage server software updates.

News source: CNET News


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(1 reply) #1 sphbecker on 23 Jun 2005 - 16:09
I just finished upgrading my main and brand office file server's to SP1. It worked pretty well. One of the servers lost its security connection with the domain, but I blame that on the fact that I was demoting a DC on the same subnet during the upgrade. Running netdom fixed the problem instantly. Everything else was flawless.
#1.1 Ideas Man on 24 Jun 2005 - 23:57
Yep, I agree. We upgraded all of our servers, not a single problem.

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