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Feb
3rd

Microsoft’s Warning: Windows Vista and XP Upgrade Blockers are Set to Expire

Author: Egle | Files under Windows Vista registry

30320901_53109142.jpgMicrosoft is killing a tool that prevents upgrades from automatically self-installing. It is warning customers that tools for blocking automatic upgrades to the newest service packs of Windows Vista and Windows XP are going to expire in the forthcoming months.

Brandon LeBlanc, Microsoft's in-house Windows blogger, wrote in a post last week Friday that their goal in announcing the elimination of the blockers early is to offer people suffient enough time to prepare to deploy the appropriate service pack when the blockers expire. In a note on a company blog aimed at enterprise IT professionals Microsoft stated the Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) blocking tool expires on April 28, while the one for XP SP3 expires May 19. The tools, which were introduced in December 2007, prevent service packs from reaching PCs through Windows Update and Microsoft's default update service. They are primarily used by corporations that have not yet tested or approved the newest upgrades.

Despite the tools' expiration, companies that don't want to upgrade to the Windows service packs are not going to be forced to do so. Users with the Automatic Updates feature turned on are going to get an alert from Windows Updates which indicates that an important update is available for installation. Users are then able to select install the service packs or ignore the update. Users that don't have Automatic Updates turned on will get the alert just after manually checking for updates in Windows Update.

LeBlanc said Microsoft is urging enterprises that haven't already done so to install the service p962575_washing_machine_1.jpgacks. He added that Microsoft strongly advices all customers to move to Windows Vista SP1 if they are running Windows Vista or Windows XP SP3, basically if they are running Windows. Software makers typically issue service packs to enhance security, stability, and other product attributes.

Microsoft's policy is to enable users to block service packs for up to 12 months after general availability. But, that doesn't mean users will be able to block upgrades for a full year after the company has flipped the switch on automatic downloads.

Resources:
Microsoft: Vista and XP upgrade blockers are set to expire
Vista and XP upgrade blockers are set to quit by Microsoft
Microsoft notifies that Vista and XP upgrade blockers are set to die

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