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Fri May 09 11:12:42 PDT 2008
Lou Jade wrote:
> On Fri, 9 May 2008 13:25:20 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Lou Jade wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 May 2008 18:14:04 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
>>> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lou Jade wrote:
>>>>>> Is this concerning what's offered by Automatic Updates, Windows
>>>>>> Update
>>>>>> website, or a combination of the two?
>>>>>
>>>>> The above comments pertain to what is listed when I go to the windows
>>>>> update site and click on "custom". WU then (as I understand it)
>>>>> examines my computer and lists available updates.
>>>>
>>>> The Windows Update servers appear to be so horked after the release of
>>>> WinXP SP3, it's anybody's guess why you're seeing what you're seeing.
>>>
>>> You are probably right regarding SP3 being listed by one PC and not
>>> the other. However, the situation regarding IE7 being listed by one
>>> PC as "optional" and "high priority" by the other first occurred two
>>> months ago - BEFORE SP3 was on the scene.
>>
>> There have been one or two occasions since IE7 was released that MS
>> changed
>> it from a High Priority to an Optional update at Windows Update. On both
>> occasions, we suspected that the temporary (7 days, max) change was due
>> to
>> excessive demand on or problems with the update servers. With millions
>> of
>> WinXP machine's qualifying for SP3 now, such may be the case again. MS
>> never confirmed our earlier suspicions and they're not likely to do so
>> now.
>>
>> Note that there are many, many update servers and they're not necessarily
>> all in synch at all times.
>
>
> Thanks PaBear!
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