[BigFix-Announcements] BES Auto Notification: New Fixlets Published in Fixlet Site: EnterpriseSecurity

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Fixlet Site - EnterpriseSecurity
Current Version: 559	Published: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 01:05:28 GMT


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Title: Mechanism to Disable Delivery of Windows XP SP2 Expires on April 12th, 2005
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 13406
Fixlet Link: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2aumng.mspx

Fixlet Description: To provide additional time for validation and testing of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft provided a tool to temporarily disable delivery of SP2 through Windows Update and Automatic Updates. This mechanism will expire on April 12th, 2005. After that date, Windows XP SP2 will be delivered to all Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 machines.The computers listed below have disabled the delivery of Windows XP SP2 and have Automatic Updates enabled. These computers will automatically install Windows XP SP2 after April 12th, 2005.If your organization is not yet ready to upgrade to Windows XP SP2, use the action below to disable Automatic Updates completely before April 12th, 2005. You can deploy SP2 through BES at a later time through Fixlet messages #13404 and #13405.

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Title: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Available - Known Issues
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 45202
Fixlet Link: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/servicepack/default.mspx
Fixlet Link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889101

Fixlet Description:  Microsoft has released a service pack for Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 SP1 provides enhanced security, increased reliability, and simplified administration. Microsoft recommends that all Windows Server 2003 users download and install this service pack.The listed computers have been detected to have at least one of the following characteristics:  Have less than 700 MB of free hard drive space.Have less than 500 MB of total paging file size.Have a custom hardware abstraction layer (HAL) file.There are known issues with installing this service packs on systems with these characteristics, please see Microsoft's release notes for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 linked below for more information.  
Fixlet Description:  Microsoft has released a service pack for Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 SP1 provides enhanced security, increased reliability, and simplified administration. Microsoft recommends that all Windows Server 2003 users download and install this service pack.The listed computers have been detected to have at least one of the following characteristics:  Have less than 700 MB of free hard drive space.Have less than 500 MB of total paging file size.Have a custom hardware abstraction layer (HAL) file.There are known issues with installing this service packs on systems with these characteristics, please see Microsoft's release notes for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 linked below for more information.  

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Title: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Available - Pending Restart
Severity: Critical
Fixlet ID: 45203
Fixlet Link: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/servicepack/default.mspx

Fixlet Description:  The listed computers are in a 'Pending Restart' state and do not have Windows Server 2003 SP1 installed. BigFix recommends rebooting affected computers before applying the update through Fixlet #45201 in the 'Enterprise Security' fixlet site. The update should only be deployed through this fixlet as a last resort if computers in your environment are constantly in a 'Pending Restart' state. Click here for more information on how the BES Client determines if a restart is required. Microsoft has released a service pack for Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 SP1 provides enhanced security, increased reliability, and simplified administration. Microsoft recommends that all Windows Server 2003 users download and install this service pack.