Big Set of Microsoft Security Patches Coming Tuesday
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 09 February 2007 - 09:41 · 4 comments & 3139 views
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#1 Posted by Typhon on 09 Feb 2007 - 09:45
- Wow that is big. It is good to see this many problems being fixed.
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#2 Posted by kaiwai on 09 Feb 2007 - 10:18
- Interesting, and they don't mention what versions of Office or Windows which are vulnerable; oh well, its good that they are getting the fixes out in a timely manner.
I guess with the modularisation of code with Windows Vista, it should allow them to make rapid bugfixes without the headaches of borken compatibility coming back to haunt end users. -
#2.1 Posted by GP007 on 09 Feb 2007 - 11:58
- How many, if any, of these are for Windows Vista though? It doesn't say, and also, many of these aren't critical, I think 5 or 6 are, the rest are importent or optional bug fixes.
That aside, you do have a point, releases fixes for Vista should be easier/faster for MS, I sure hope that's the case though, as the delay in XP patches is due to all the testing they do so that nothing else is broken. -
#2.2 Posted by kaiwai on 10 Feb 2007 - 01:52
- Quote - (GP007 said @ #2.1)How many, if any, of these are for Windows Vista though? It doesn't say, and also, many of these aren't critical, I think 5 or 6 are, the rest are importent or optional bug fixes.
That aside, you do have a point, releases fixes for Vista should be easier/faster for MS, I sure hope that's the case though, as the delay in XP patches is due to all the testing they do so that nothing else is broken.
True, also, Windows Vista has been out for 3 months, and so far, it has been very secure - more so than Windows XP when it was first launched.
The patches will be released as part of Microsoft's monthly cycle of security updates. There will also be patches for Microsoft's Step-by-Step Interactive Training, Microsoft Data Access Components, and an update that covers both Windows and Visual Studio. Finally, Microsoft will also publish an update that patches critical flaws in its Windows Live OneCare, Antigen, Windows Defender, and ForeFront security software