Security Rollup package for WinXP due sooner

[YeOldeStonecat]

Cought this link from Anandtech,
http://www.anandtech.com/#20502

" Security Rollup Planned for Windows XP

News | Brandon Hill on Sep 14th, 2003 4:37 PM from Betanews

I guess after catching hell last month for announcing that they were planning on delaying SP2 until mid-2004, Microsoft has decided to issue a security rollup package for Windows XP:

Microsoft is hurrying to produce a post Service Pack 1 security rollup package for Windows XP, reversing its August decision to rely solely on Windows Update to deliver individual patches.

Since it came to light that Windows XP SP2 was delayed until at least mid-2004, pressure has mounted for Redmond to tend to customers without broadband connections.

BetaNews has learned that in response, Microsoft has tasked beta testers with evaluating the detection and installation of a package that installs multiple patches simultaneously, collectively called a "rollup."

The pre-SP2 rollup, which incorporates 22 previously released updates, is due to be released to manufacturing on September 24. It will be available for both pre-SP1 and post-SP1 installations of Windows XP -- effectively superseding SP1b."

[Shinobi]

Thanks YOSC, I say that on the net somewhere, but it sliped my mind, I've been soooo sick, for about a week. Really bad...

You will feel more of the hurricane then I will, so "tie down" all of your computers. ;)

[CableDude]

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Microsoft is hurrying to produce a post Service Pack 1 security rollup package for Windows XP


Keyword there is "hurrying". If they are going to "hurry" and not test things out, them I'm not going to bother and "hurry" to update.