Hi Norma, others,
My next email to the list on this issue had three links, all of which
referred to specific patches and release dates. I don't really have time
to find the information and re-post, but if you check back, you should
be able to find it. I found those articles by using Google to search for
the original article I was forwarded, and the sheer number of articles
(from respected sourced) with horror stories on MS patching was enough
to make me consider switching away from XP.
Dave.
Norma J F Harrison wrote:
Hello. This is the response I got back from my tech.
N.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Edlen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Norma J F Harrison'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Talking-Circle] Re: [DDN] You might want to off Windows update if
it's set to
automatic...
Very interesting. Too bad he doesn't give the exact name of the patch or
exactly when it came out.
-----Original Message-----
From: Norma J F Harrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:29 AM
To: Bbackup
Subject: Fw: [Talking-Circle] Re: [DDN] You might want to off Windows update
if it's set to automatic...
is this of any interest?
N.
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
--- "Dave A. Chakrabarti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just a note to say that you guys might want to turn
off automatic updates in Windows. There's a new
critical patch out that causes major problems on
installation, but leaves you open to worm invasion if
you leave it out. In true MS style, they note that the
patch will secure you from worm action, though side
effects may include deleting your network connections
folder, preventing you from logging in to windows,
etc. Oh, and your applications might not work, either.
I'd recommend turning off automatic updates, and
then applying the patch to one machine on your network
to see what it does.
If it looks ok, then proceeding with the update on
identical machines is probably doable.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my home
machine, though. First time I've hesitated to patch
since SP 2 came out, though thankfully that wasn't as
painful. At this point, my home machine's crucial so I
can't afford to have it wormed, but I can't afford to
let the solution kill my machine, either.
Time to stop being lazy and make the switch to a 'nix, I suspect.
Take care,
Dave. > --->
Dave A. Chakrabarti > Project Coordinator
CTCNet Chicago > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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