Major Microsoft Windows Update Soon

Driver 7 · Aug 6, 2004, 08:43 AM

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a new delay to security fixes that will better protect its flagship product Windows XP from worms and hackers, citing quality problems with the long-awaited update to its flagship operating system.

Microsoft originally had planned to deliver the final production version of Service Pack 2 to computer makers on Wednesday, but instead said the update would be release "imminently," possibly within days.

The release comes after an earlier two-month delay and promises by executives that SP2 would ship in August. "We're on track to deliver in August," said a Microsoft spokesman. "We're focused on delivering a quality software release that meets all of our release criteria." Microsoft did not specify what caused the last-minute delay, other than it "did not meet final release criteria."

Microsoft, which spent more than $300 million on SP2, said it will make Windows more resilient against worm and hacker attacks and also improve stability of the software.

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP Home Edition will be about 70 megabytes and the update for Windows XP Professional will be about 92 megabytes.

Source: Reuters

germanjulian · Aug 6, 2004, 10:04 AM

how come it is smaller then sp1? huh? i thought it has all the hotfixes so cant be smaller... or wait its all new fixes instead of the old hotfixes maybe... mhhh

AlternateVirus · Aug 6, 2004, 05:15 PM

I think its because it is compressed more deeply then last sp1. Last time i checked, sp2 was about 300mb size. I don't see how they went from 300mb to 70mb.

Aug 6, 2004, 08:43 AM	#1
Driver 7 Discombobulated NVidiot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC - CANADA Posts: 1,015 Rep Power: 0	Major Windows Update Soon Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a new delay to security fixes that will better protect its flagship product Windows XP from worms and hackers, citing quality problems with the long-awaited update to its flagship operating system. Microsoft originally had planned to deliver the final production version of Service Pack 2 to computer makers on Wednesday, but instead said the update would be release "imminently," possibly within days. The release comes after an earlier two-month delay and promises by executives that SP2 would ship in August. "We're on track to deliver in August," said a Microsoft spokesman. "We're focused on delivering a quality software release that meets all of our release criteria." Microsoft did not specify what caused the last-minute delay, other than it "did not meet final release criteria." Microsoft, which spent more than $300 million on SP2, said it will make Windows more resilient against worm and hacker attacks and also improve stability of the software. Service Pack 2 for Windows XP Home Edition will be about 70 megabytes and the update for Windows XP Professional will be about 92 megabytes. Source: Reuters

Aug 6, 2004, 10:04 AM	#2
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	how come it is smaller then sp1? huh? i thought it has all the hotfixes so cant be smaller... or wait its all new fixes instead of the old hotfixes maybe... mhhh __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Aug 6, 2004, 05:15 PM	#3
AlternateVirus DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 282 Rep Power: 0	I think its because it is compressed more deeply then last sp1. Last time i checked, sp2 was about 300mb size. I don't see how they went from 300mb to 70mb.