Microsoft Corp. will release six groups of security patches next Tuesday, fixing flaws in its Windows operating system. The updates will be released as part of Microsoft's regularly scheduled monthly patch release, and will fix critical flaws in Windows and the company's XML (Extensible Markup Language) parser, Microsoft said Thursday.

With only six updates, November looks to be a quieter month for systems administrators than October. Last month, Microsoft issued 10 updates, fixing 26 bugs in its Windows and Office software. The XML update is of particular interest to security experts because hackers have posted code showing how a flaw in the parser could be exploited to run unauthorized programs on a PC. However, Microsoft gave no indication that it plans to patch this or another recent bug, reported last week in its Visual Studio software. That bug, known as the WMI Object vulnerability could also allow an attacker to run unauthorized code on a victim's computer.

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Fubar on 10 Nov 2006 - 11:55
wow i wonder how big SP3 will be when it comes out :s
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by mohan_168 on 10 Nov 2006 - 13:25
Considering it will come out in 2008 you can expect it half the size of a WinXP disc. [IE7+WMP11+Dot net3+DX 10 prolly etc ]
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by _dandy_ on 10 Nov 2006 - 14:57
> Considering it will come out in 2008 you can expect it half the size of a WinXP disc. [IE7+WMP11+Dot net3+DX 10 prolly etc ]

I don't think any of these were ever part of previous service packs (IE/WMP/.NET/DX). If I recall correctly, those have always been separate add-ons.

I mean, yeah, the SPs contains fixes for some of those components (IE in particular), but I don't recall WMP or DX ever being updated to the newer versions by service packs.

That being said, you're probably not entirely wrong to say it'll be half the size of the original disc.
Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by toadeater on 10 Nov 2006 - 22:57
DX10 on XP? I hope so!
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by jwjw1 on 10 Nov 2006 - 13:33
and im sure in the first weeks of Vista being sold....the patches will follow to continue the MS Tradition.
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by vetmarkjensen on 10 Nov 2006 - 15:43
You make it sound that updates are a bad thing...

As a Linux user, I rather appreciate that bugs are identified and fixed, and improvements are made and available to download.

No software is perfect at any time, so a "RTM" version is not somehow "better" than at any other time in its life (a bit more polished and tested, perhaps, but not any different just because it is released for customers).
Quote this comment #3.2 Posted by cork1958 on 11 Nov 2006 - 11:29
Yes, it will continue on in the MS tradition. Wouldn't you want it that way? How else will you be ble to complain about patching your system to death?!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by dangel on 10 Nov 2006 - 14:13
Yes, how terrible of them to fix problems in their software... Whinge Whinge Whinge
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by SiDEBURNS on 10 Nov 2006 - 14:43
Slighty off topic but will WMP11 and Windows Defender be on Microsoft update anytime soon?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Sniper101 on 10 Nov 2006 - 15:26
Here Comes Autopatcher November Release then can't wait
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by RichardK on 11 Nov 2006 - 00:18
What we need is a SP3. Just created a new RIS image the other day, with Windows XP SP2. We had 85 updates to install. Now we are going to add to that # again this month. Soon it's going to be over a hundred.
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