Users who prefer CDs can order them from Microsoft free of charge. Microsoft also will distribute SP2 through new PCs, free CDs and retail installation. If there are a lot of issues, we will turn the throttle down." If things are looking good, we will turn the throttle up. "The number of people that will get it is a number that will be determined by the amount of bandwidth that we identify on the Internet and the number of support calls and the general reaction of people. "When we turn on Automatic Updates, the probability is one in a million or one in two million that you'll get it right then and there," Goffe said. "We need to be responsible in how we use the bandwidth on the Internet," he said. He said Microsoft has a "throttle" that will allow it to control downloads so it doesn't take down the Internet. Goffe acknowledged that it could take days, weeks or even months for a user to get SP2 downloaded. To find out how much of the download has been completed, users can move their cursors over the icon.
The company said it expects to distribute SP2 to about 100 million PCs through Automatic Update, wherein SP2 will be downloaded gradually in the background whenever a user is online.Īn icon will appear in the system tray when the download of the SP2 bits begins, according to Microsoft. It's more than they need," said Goffe.įor users getting SP2 via Automatic Update or by manually navigating to Windows Update, the timing for receiving the download will depend on their Internet usage, location, language and the level of Internet demand for SP2, according to Microsoft. "We discourage end users from going up and downloading the full network install. Using the tools, IT pros will be able to pre-set configuration options such as adding a set of exceptions to the Windows Firewall or Internet Explorer Pop-up Blocker, he said. IT managers, however, may opt for the full 265 MB network installation package that contains the bits for all of the different versions of Windows as well as tools to help them preconfigure the package they want to distribute to company PCs, according to Barry Goffe, group manager of Windows client product management. Customers who need SP1 can expect the download to be 20MB larger, Microsoft said. The average download for customers with Windows XP Home Edition is estimated at 80MB. The average download for Windows XP Professional is expected to be about 100MB, according to Microsoft.
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