I think it's valid to say that it's a fully patched *SP1 *system. Without the SP qualifier, the statement might be somewhat ambiguous.
If someone asks, "*Does this have all the latest patches*", then "No" is a valid answer, if there is a subsequent service pack that can be installed. -ASB http://Home.ASBzone.com/ASB/ On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Christopher Bodnar < [email protected]> wrote: > Got a question, > > > > If a machine is not at the latest SP level, say for example a server is at > W2K3 SP1, but it has all the critical updates for SP1 applied, is that > machine considered “patched” for critical updates? It has always been my > impression that it is not. My reasoning is that it’s missing all the > critical patches that are included in the latest SP ( SP2 in this case) and > all the post SP updates. My colleague disagrees and says that as long as it > has the latest updates for its SP level it’s fully patched. > > > > Can someone clarify this for me? > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
