Mine, the subject clarified that it was an 'Emergency Update'. Because of the severity of this update we are going to force this update onto your computers differently than we normally do. You will get it very quickly the next time you start your computer, and unfortunately it requires that your computer restart. It is going to restart it for you automatically.
It will warn you with a pop up box and will give you a 5 minute warning. It would be best if you just saved your items at that time and restarted it yourself. We recognize that this will be somewhat disruptive and we do not like to do it this way. We would prefer it to be as always; as you finish and shut down your computer. But this update very much warrants this type of quick action. The wrong virus on one machine could spread very quickly all by itself from computer to computer and across the entire district. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch ? I hit 400 our our desktops last night, here's what went out: ---------------------------- All Staff: In order to apply a critical update to our computers, a patch will be applied tonight at 7:00pm Pacific Time. It is critical that you log off after saving and closing all applications before 7:00pm tonight. Do not turn off your computer. Please contact the Service Desk with questions or concerns. I patched my other networks, and the only issues I saw was one 2K3 R2 server I had to restart the LogMeIn service, andother server (SBS 2K3) I had to go manually hit the power button because it didn't power up - looks unrelated but the NIC didn't want to maintain the IP it had been assigned. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 -----Original Message----- From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch ? Here's one: "Do it, or else!" -----Original Message----- From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 9:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch ? Anybody have something prepared for all users that you can share with the group? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _____ -----Original Message----- From: Bill Lambert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 9:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch ? Is there any press on this? In the past something this big made it to the evening news. Bill Lambert Concuity 847-941-9206 -----Original Message----- From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 5:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Out of Cycle Critical Windows Patch ? Chaps, The update that was sent out last night, has that caused any issues elsewhere? We've had a spate of calls from users about problems today, several servers which were set to auto-update for various reasons have had varying levels of failure. It's mentally busy here for a Friday, and the one thing they have in common is that all the machine rebooted for an update last night. Is it just us ? Olly -- G2 Support Online Backups Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.g2support.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
