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| 17 Aug '04 - 09:23 | joost Windows XP SP2 released to Software Update Services (SUS)
On the 16th of August Windows XP SP2 has been released to SUS.This synchronization log below shows that the update has been added:Automatic Sync Started- Tuesday, August 17, 2004 3:00:09 AM Successful
Updates Added:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 - xpSP2_f8e85320da933bb0ec76a2ba3a2f7a8.exe
Updates Removed:
None
Reissued Update(s):
Detailed item description files (Read This First and End User License Agreement for all items) - aurtf1.cab
Sync Finished-Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:31:58 AM
Guidance
As a best practice approach to implementing a managed rollout of Windows XP SP2, customers are encouraged to use a corporate update management solution such as Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 or Software Update Services (SUS).
Key benefits of using SMS 2003 or SUS to deploy Windows XP SP2
1. Allow administrators to control the deployment Windows XP SP2 (as well as other updates) across their Windows systems.
2. Allow customers to safely disable direct AU or WU access from individual systems, while allowing these systems to get the necessary critical security updates and other administrator-approved updates.
3. SUS will automatically and silently install Windows XP SP2 (administrators can also achieve this behavior using SMS 2003), while installation of Windows XP SP2 via WU or AU requires user or administrator interaction on each system it is installed on
4. Dramatically reduces network traffic into the organization, since updates only need to be downloaded to one or a small number of servers within the organization, instead of being downloaded separately to each system requiring the update.