Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Pulled from Auto Update
Microsoft has been forced to halt automatic updates to Vista service pack one (SP1) because of glitches with its Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS), which has already laid waste to XP SP3.
The Dynamics RMS bug delivered a nasty shiner to the software giant late Tuesday. Now it’s emerged that Vista SP1’s auto distribution was also suspended while the firm scurries to provide a fix with its point-of-sale app.
The final, long-awaited service pack for Windows XP was supposed to debut as an automatic update earlier this week, but it was pulled at the eleventh hour with Microsoft blaming a “compatibility issue†with Dynamics RMS for the embarrassing blunder.
Microsoft admitted it had no choice but to suspend its mass distribution via its Windows Update site for XP SP3 and Vista SP1 while it attempts to fix the glitch in its specialist point-of-sale (POS) app – Dynamics RMS – which is used to manage about 38,000 different small to medium-sized retail businesses worldwide.
The software package automates POS processes and store operations and integrates with Microsoft Office system programs among other apps. The fact that Redmond has been forced to halt auto download to the masses suggests the bug is a serious one.
Source: The Register
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