Automatic Microsoft Office update due next month
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
Haven't downloaded the latest service pack for Office 2003? Unless you turn off automatic updates, you will soon. Microsoft will begin automatically distributing Office 2003 SP3 via Microsoft Update at the end of February.
Customers who haven't installed SP3 by that time will see their computers automatically download the new service pack beginning February 27, though Microsoft says the process is "gradual" and distribution won't happen all at once.
The company made this announcement via its Microsoft Update product team's blog over the weekend. The forewarning keeps with an announcement Microsoft made when it released Office 2007 SP1 in December that it would give clear release guidance on Office service packs so as to prepare individuals and organizations for their updates.