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quietman7
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August will be another substantial patch month for Microsoft, with the vendor releasing 12 security bulletins next Tuesday to fix holes in its Windows OS (operating system) and the Office productivity suite.

Ten of the patches will affect Windows, with at least one rated as a 'critical' update. The other two security updates, at least one of which is also rated critical, affect Office...
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jgweed
Don't you just love MS, especially on patch day?
Cheers,
John
quietman7
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especially on patch day?
And especially for those of us who own more than one pc and only have dial-up. I guess MS figures we have nothing better to do with our time.
jgweed
I am in the same boat. I generally download the patches to disk and install them on the computers that way, but it is still a real pain.
Cheers,
John
rms4evr
You guys still have dial-up? Ouch. blink.gif

We have dsl, but we still had dial-up when Service Pack 2 was release...guess how many hours that took!! wacko.gif
Amazing Andrew
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You guys still have dial-up? Ouch. blink.gif

We have dsl, but we still had dial-up when Service Pack 2 was release...guess how many hours that took!! wacko.gif


Dial-up? What's that? whistling.gif

We just switched from DSL to T1 at work... still not fast enough sometimes. dry.gif
Amazing Andrew
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Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 223 KB
A security issue has been identified in the Server service that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.


Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB920214)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 171 KB
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - August 2006 (KB890830)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Download size: 4.6 MB
After the download, this tool runs once to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove any infection found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. A new version of the tool will be offered every month. If you want to manually run the tool on your computer, you can download a copy from the Microsoft Download Center or run an online version from microsoft.com. This tool is not a replacement for an anti-virus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an anti-virus product.


Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP (KB918899)

Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 1.5 MB
Security issues have been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a system running Microsoft Internet Explorer and gain control over it. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.


Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 264 KB
A security issue has been identified in the Windows Kernel that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer

Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 201 KB
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.


Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 196 KB
A security issue has been identified in DNS Resolution that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.


Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 1.2 MB
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Security Update for Windows XP (KB922616)
Date last published: 8/8/2006
Typical download size: 250 KB
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system using a vulnerability in HTML Help and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
Ngarskel
mmm..I know the feeling of massive amounts of windows updates..Only had dial-up at home so never connected my pc..Get to Uni..Connect to its nice 100 mbps connection..Spend the next hour updating microsoft
Amazing Andrew
Another juicy one this month:

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
Security Update for Windows Messenger (KB887472)
Windows Media Player 10
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)
Update for WMDRM-enabled Media Players (KB902344)
Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB911567)
Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (KB905474) mad.gif
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0 (KB917283)
Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB920214)
Update for Windows XP (KB922582)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - September 2006 (KB890830)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB917734)
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