Joe Wilcox: Late yesterday, I got word from Microsoft PR that the first Office System 2007 service packs are coming to Automatic Update. Microsoft released separate, manually downloadable Service Pack 1s for Exchange, Office and SharePoint in late November through mid-December.
End users would need Microsoft Update installed and automatic downloading turned on. Microsoft will stagger the automatic updates, which should ease the load on the download servers. The big day: June 16.
In a proactive statement, a Microsoft PR representative reminded that the company promised to "give customers 3-6 months before Office service packs are released via...automatic distribution in addition to a minimum of 30 days advance notice."
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