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From: TimF	12/11/2007 12:35:48 PM
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Windows Service Pack refuseniks offered temporary respite Testing time By John Leyden ? More by this author Published Tuesday 11th December 2007 15:39 GMT Learn & contribute at our Desktop Support Seminar, find out more here Microsoft has released a tool that allows enterprises to side-step a wave of upcoming Windows service packs. SPBlockerTools toolkit will temporarily defer the installation of Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP1 to allow testing for up to a year following the release of the updates. Windows XP SP3 is due sometime in the first half of 2008. Vista SP1 will probably arrive earlier, as it's pencilled in for availability in Q1 2008. The blocker toolkit can be used to put a hold on updates of both Windows client desktop service packs as well as Windows Server 2003 SP2 for a shorter period up until March 2008. The toolkit includes a script, an executable, and a template. The three different options are designed to suit different sizes of computing environments... theregister.co.uk

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