I would be curious to see what answers you got, Lisa. There is another fun utility at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, which assesses what Microsoft patches you need, and happily installs them in one batch for you, then all you have to do is reboot.
I *think* it lets you download the individual hotfixes individually, but not sure. Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des syst�mes Technology Services | Services technologiques Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique Maritimes Region, DFO | R�gion des Maritimes, MPO E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:50 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: OT: Windows Patches and Oracle > Hello everyone, > > I asked our sysadmin to keep me updated on all OS patches he plans to > apply > to our test and production servers, to allow ample testing and research > prior to implementation in production. (Testing patches is a new idea to > him.) > > Below is a list of all the patches he wants to install. I already nixed > having IIS on this server - who needs the headache?? I am now questioning > the need for DirectX and .NET. I am not going to argue with him over the > security patches, but can someone verify that DirectX and .NET indeed are > extraneous to a server that is dedicated to running an Oracle database? I > just want to keep this server as clean as possible and I feel like a ton > of > useless windows crap is ending up on it, taking up disk and resources. > However, I can't confirm that. I am borderline clueless when it comes to > Windows. > > To keep traffic down, please reply to me directly. Thank you very much... > > Q319733: Internet Information Services Security Roll-up Package > Q311967: Security Update > Security Update, March 28, 2002 (Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2) > Security Update, March 7, 2002 > Security Update, March 4, 2002 > Security Update, February 22, 2002 > Security Update, February 14, 2002 (Internet Explorer 5.01) > Security Update, February 12, 2002 > Security Update, November 20, 2001 > Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package, January, 2002 > Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 > Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 > Q318593: Security Update (Windows 2000 Domain Controller) > COM+ Rollup Package 18.1 > Euro Conversion Tool > Windows Critical Update Notification 3.0 > Microsoft .NET Framework > DirectX 8.1 > Root Certificates Update > Internet Explorer Error Reporting > Windows 2000 Compatibility Updates > High Encryption Pack for Windows 2000 > Security Update, March 28, 2002 (Internet Explorer 6) > Microsoft .NET Framework Service Pack 1 (English) > Security Update, February 14, 2002 (Internet Explorer 6) > Security Update, February 13, 2002 (MSXML 3.0) > > > Lisa Koivu > Oracle Database Batgirl. > Fairfield Resorts, Inc. > Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Koivu, Lisa INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Boivin, Patrice J INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
