
Microsoft is alerting customers that it will soon <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5590501.html?tag=zdnn.alert">start delivering Windows XP Service Pack 2</A> to all customers using Automatic Update, whether they want it or not. In response to requests from businesses, Microsoft last year released a tool that allowed companies to continue using the automatic update feature but temporarily block the security-oriented update from downloading. However, the grace period comes to an end on April 12. Microsoft has posted a warning on its Web site, alerting people about the impending deadline.