Yes, automatic distribution of WDS has been disabled.  However, it does 
not take long for WSUS-based updates to get distributed, so you can 
expect that any system that was turned on in the day after the release 
of the rogue update will now be running WDS.  It's a real bummer.

-Greg

Andrew Hendrickson wrote:
> I realize that Greg MacKinnon took steps to block the Windows Desktop 
> Search 3.01 install from coming down to Active Directory machines, but 
> we're finding that many AD machines got the update anyway.
>
> Are we certain that WDS is blocked from our end at least?  So far 
> we've seen it regularly on AD joined machines, very rarely on those 
> that are not.
>
> For those who don't know, WDS is a product intended for Windows Vista, 
> but supposedly compatible with Windows XP, that somebody at Microsoft 
> decided we all needed to have.  Unfortunately the product is not fully 
> XP compatible and has been causing all sorts of problems ranging from 
> indexing errors in Outlook Express, bizarre attachment problems in 
> Thunderbird to extremely slow performance and slow boot times.
>
> The solution is to remove the software via the Add/Remove Programs 
> control panel.
>
>
> Andrew Hendrickson
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