We patched ~1500 servers and ~5000 desktops without issue. While there are the occasional glitches int he patching cycle they have been far and few between in the last few years and this sort of sensationalistic crap serves no IT professionals interest except fear mongering and distortion.
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > In general, I find InfoWorld to be in the sensationalism game. > > I have, over time, seen a lot of .NET patching funkiness, but I haven't > seen what is being described in this article. > > As for the multiple version question, it doesn't seem like the author > understands how .NET is laid out. (This isn't saying that I agree with how > it is laid out, but the issue is well known and easily understood.) > > * * > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > Technology for the SMB market… > > * > > > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Stu Sjouwerman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Guys, see this article in InfoWorld? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> “ For reasons unknown and unexplained, Microsoft pushed three .Net >> patches -- *KB 2518864* <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2518864> (MS11-044, >> June 2011),*KB 2572073* <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2572073> (MS11-078, >> October 2011), and *KB 2633880* <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633880> >> (MS12-016, February 2012) -- out the Windows Update chute. If you >> happen to be running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, with .Net Framework >> 2.0 SP2 or 3.5 SP 1, and if you're naive enough to leave Automatic Updates >> turned on, you probably got nailed with a yellow alert icon that says, >> "Some updates could not be installed." Click through the alert and you see >> that Automatic Update couldn't install any of the three patches.” Here is >> the full article. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/its-time-run-net-out-of-town-193939? >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Seen this in your environment or is this a controversy created by the >> Press?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Warm regards,**** >> >> >> Stu **** >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
