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From Microsoft's TechNet Flash newsletter:


Windows XP SP2 via Automatic Update Postponed

Microsoft has revised its plans to deliver Windows XP SP2 through the 
Automatic Updates (AU) delivery mechanism in Windows to give customers more 
time to plan the rollout of this critical update, or temporarily block 
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=831655> the download of Windows XP SP2 to 
those machines using AU.

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Here is the revised delivery schedule of Windows XP SP2:

8/16 - Release to Software Update Services.
8/18 - Release to Automatic Update for users running Windows XP Home Edition 
only.
8/25 - Release to Automatic Update for all Windows XP users including those 
running Windows XP Professional Edition; release to Windows Update for 
interactive user installations.
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