Wee! New Critical Update for Windows.

[TommyVercetti]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-016.mspx

For XP and W2K.

 

[bandana163]

Thanks for the heads up.

Edit:
Couldn't install: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX\Version is Not Equal To Specified Value
???

 

[FoBoT]

it is lame, DoS for direct play , don't expect any worms for this one

 

[Jzero]

In keeping with Microsoft's new policy of releasing new critical updates on the second Tuesday of each month, Microsoft has released new critical updates today, June 8th, the second Tuesday of the month of June.

:shocked:

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Jzero
In keeping with Microsoft's new policy of releasing new critical updates on the second Tuesday of each month, Microsoft has released new critical updates today, June 8th, the second Tuesday of the month of June.

:shocked:

Holy crap... so if something CRITICAL comes up, we have to wait as long as a WHOLE MONTH for a fix!? :shocked: :frown:

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: Jzero
In keeping with Microsoft's new policy of releasing new critical updates on the second Tuesday of each month, Microsoft has released new critical updates today, June 8th, the second Tuesday of the month of June.

:shocked:

Holy crap... so if something CRITICAL comes up, we have to wait as long as a WHOLE MONTH for a fix!? :shocked: :frown:

You say that as if they usually take less than a month to fix them anyway. People previously complained that the unpredictable release schedule for patches made it hard for them to keep their systems up to date.

 

[FoBoT]

the 2nd tuesday policy has been in place for quite some time, about half a year or more

they will release updates sooner if the vulnerability is already "in the wild", but if the discoverer is working with MS , they test/prepare and release each 2nd tuesday


it is very nice for enterprise customers to do it this way, we know when to plan our time for testing/deployment of updates

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
the 2nd tuesday policy has been in place for quite some time, about half a year or more

they will release updates sooner if the vulnerability is already "in the wild", but if the discoverer is working with MS , they test/prepare and release each 2nd tuesday


it is very nice for enterprise customers to do it this way, we know when to plan our time for testing/deployment of updates

Yep. I love it. I put my testing people on a 4 week cycle - 2 weeks internal testing, 2 weeks testing on "staging" servers and then it gets pushed out to production, just in time for the next release.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Wait wait wait... this is for DirectX 7.0 only. Even though I don't need to have it, I have DirectX 9.0b installed on this box. That means this "critical" update isn't for me.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Wait wait wait... this is for DirectX 7.0 only. Even though I don't need to have it, I have DirectX 9.0b installed on this box. That means this "critical" update isn't for me.

Yes it is

Microsoft DirectX 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b when installed on Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 ? Download the update

 

[FoBoT]

again , this is a "moderate" update, the risk is minimal, but from the bulletin

Affected Components:

? Microsoft DirectX® 7.0a, 7.1, 8.1, 8.1a, 8.1b, 8.2, 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition - Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.

? Microsoft DirectX 8.0, 8.0a, when installed on Windows 2000 ? Download the update

? Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.1a, 8.1b when installed on Windows 2000 ? Download the update

? Microsoft DirectX 8.2 when installed on Windows 2000, or Windows XP ? Download the update

? Microsoft DirectX 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b when installed on Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 ? Download the update


Non-Affected Components:

? Microsoft DirectX 5.2 on Windows 98

? Microsoft DirectX 6.1 on Windows 98 Second Edition

? Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

? Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

 

[Zim Hosein]

Thanks for the heads up TommyVercetti :beer:

 

[Abhi]

Again?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Wait wait wait... this is for DirectX 7.0 only. Even though I don't need to have it, I have DirectX 9.0b installed on this box. That means this "critical" update isn't for me.

Yes it is

Microsoft DirectX 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b when installed on Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 ? Download the update

When I click on the Win2k link, I get "Security Update for DirectX 7.0 (KB839643)" and a download button.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Oh n/m I see it.

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Thanks for the heads up TommyVercetti :beer:

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Wait wait wait... this is for DirectX 7.0 only. Even though I don't need to have it, I have DirectX 9.0b installed on this box. That means this "critical" update isn't for me.

Installation Complete

The following updates have been successfully installed:

Security Update for DirectX 9.0 (KB839643)

View installation history

 

[cronos]

ugh.

 

[Stark]

when is sp2 going to be **officially** released?

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Stark
when is sp2 going to be **officially** released?

Check back on one of the following days:
July 13
August 10
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 7

 

[rh71]

SWEET... no reboot req'd.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

Originally posted by: rh71
SWEET... no reboot req'd.

Reboot req'd for me... FVCK. :|

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: NoReMoRsE

Originally posted by: rh71
SWEET... no reboot req'd.

Reboot req'd for me... FVCK. :|

Hmm... I did it on both XP (9.0b) and WIN2k (8.1) and neither req'd it.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: NoReMoRsE

Originally posted by: rh71
SWEET... no reboot req'd.

Reboot req'd for me... FVCK. :|

Hmm... I did it on both XP (9.0b) and WIN2k (8.1) and neither req'd it.

I've got xp home & it required a reboot

cheers,
Aquaman