Tech: Windows XP SP2 is causing major headaches on university campuses. The download is huge, and many universities are banning the service pack until it can be tested thoroughly. The release date did not help matters, as most US universities have little student staffing in early August. IT departments often schedule updates to systems in August, as well as prepare for the return of students and faculty. Microsoft isn’t helping matters. MS is telling universities not to distribute SP2 on CD, unless the universities are prepared to pay extra license fees. So I won’t be passing out SP2 CDs in my classes this fall. Universities that have ordered update CDs won’t get them until early September, which is after many universities start their fall terms.
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