UNHCE Information Technology & Distance Education Blog

Please don't install the newly released Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, unless and until instructed to do so by an ITDE staff person. We don't plan on installing the service pack for at least a month, until we can be sure it won't cause additional problems.

Microsoft routinely provides updates or patches for its operating systems through the Windows Update system. This service pack features a number of new security "enhancements," an update to the Internet Connection Firewall, and an update to Internet Explorer. Because of the scope of changes implemented, the ITDE team needs time to ensure that these changes won't adversely impact current operations.

Microsoft is listing service pack 2 as a critical update, but you should not install it; in all likelihood, the ITDE team will perform the installation once we decide it's appropriate. If you are notified of critical updates automatically (most Extension computers running Windows XP have this feature enabled) please ensure that you deselect Service Pack 2 from the list of updates to install (you can view the downloaded updates by clicking on details.) If you aren't sure how to do this, please contact the ITDE team through the web interface, or via the Hot Seat phone number.