Lieberman Software Releases White Paper on How to Automate the Process that will Delay Windows Update from Installing Windows Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Lieberman Software Corporation™, a provider of mass management tools for Windows, announced today that system administrators can use User Manager Pro™ to quickly make the necessary registry changes to thousands of machines that will delay Windows Update from installing Windows Service Pack 2 (SP2). A white paper on this process can be found on the company’s website.
Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2004 -- Lieberman Software Corporation™,
a provider of mass management tools for Windows, announced today that system
administrators can use User Manager Pro™ to quickly make the necessary registry
changes to thousands of machines that will delay Windows Update from installing
Windows Service Pack 2 (SP2). A white paper on this process can be found on the
company’s website - www.liebsoft.com/index.cfm/whitepapers.
Microsoft’s
delivery of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP on August 16, 2004 via Automatic
Update provides many desired security enhancements for home users, but can also
wreak havoc in a networked environment where the effects of the service pack can
be catastrophic in a matter of minutes of its installation.
Microsoft has
provided a registry key/value pair that can be modified on each machine to
inhibit the installation of the service pack for an additional 120 days to give
the administrator enough time to evaluate SP2 and plan for its deployment. This
change will prevent Windows Update from installing SP2 automatically, while
allowing the system to still receive other updates. However, in large
environments, it will be virtually impossible to make the required change to
stop the installation on all machines before Automatic Update delivers the
service pack.
User Manager Pro can make this change to all desired
machines in a matter of minutes. Details on how to mass manage this process can
be found on Lieberman Software’s Website - www.liebsoft.com/index.cfm/whitepapers . Besides making the
change, User Manager Pro’s extensive logging capability will confirm if the
change has been made or not. If any of the remote systems fail to take the
change, User Manager Pro will create a background deferred processing job that
will automatically retry the failed systems every 5 minutes until the change is
applied.
“The release of Microsoft’s Service Pack 2 for Windows XP
promises a significant improvement in workstation security for home users,” said
Lieberman Software President, Phil Lieberman. “However, its premature
application in a server based network environment without sufficiently tested
policies could cause major disruptions in overall operations. User Manager Pro
makes it easy for administrators to get the breathing room they need to
successfully integrate this service pack into their organization.
About
User Manager Pro
User Manager Pro rapidly mass manages security settings on
servers and workstations. Armed with User Manager Pro, system administrators can
report on and make global changes to local user credentials, groups, rights,
registry settings, and more across an entire network in a single operation. The
tool provides a complete user management package for Windows NT, 2000, XP and
Server 2003 that gives system administrators more control over what is happening
in their environment.
About Lieberman Software Corporation
Lieberman
Software Corporation, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, builds server and
workstation tools for Windows administration. These tools give system
administrators increased control over their Windows environments through “mass
management”: the ability to both report on and simultaneously make a variety of
crucial changes to thousands of machines in a single operation. These
functionally advanced tools automate time consuming, ongoing security, server
and workstation maintenance enabling administrators to quickly accomplish vital
tasks that are often ignored due to high cost or complexity. The products sold
by Lieberman Software Corporation have helped thousands of customers with their
network administration needs, including the top names in the Fortune 100,
educational institutions and governmental agencies. Located in Beverly Hills,
CA, Lieberman Software Corporation's products are sold worldwide. For more
information, please visit our web site at www.liebsoft.com or call
800-829-6263 (US/Canada) or 310-550-8575 (Worldwide).
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