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IBM Tells Employees To Hold Off WinXP SP2

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hold-yer-horses dept.

robpoe writes "As reported by ZDNet, IBM's technology department has warned internal users to not install Windows XP SP2 until IBM can fix some known issues with the way IE6 is updated, and Big Blue can make a customized version of the patch - 'The company's technology department said the delay is 'due to known application problems and incompatibility with IBM workstation applications.''" However, the article also mentions that: "One IBM employee in the company's internal technology department characterized the decision as routine."

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  1. Re:This is normal for an enterprise. by djtripp · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Our company has issued notices not to install the patch until, well, it can be patched. Also, we will house it locally. Imagine 3000 people all trying to download this 250mb patch (hell, it will proably be around 300mb when it is released) at once... Networking will give a snail a run for it's money.

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  2. It's not a big deal by futuresheep · · Score: 4, Interesting
    We've just sent out the exact same message to our users, and we're only a company of 350 people. Now that the final release is out, we'll test it, and create an install that fits our enviroment.

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  3. Re:Scary headline by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Why scary? in my company I know it will not be approved for at LEAST another 3 months. They announced 2 days ago in an internal Email that SP2 is not to be applied to any of the XP machines for any reason.

    This is typical of every large company, I'm betting over 90$ of large american corperations have a hold off SP2 order in their IT departments right now.

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  4. Interesting by FuzzyBad-Mofo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This seems to be a valid theory!