windows update site is slow to crawl for everyone right?

[Twista]

 

[TechnoKid]

Yes..because the latest virus thing is set to attack the site.

 

[pac1085]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Yes..because the latest virus thing is set to attack the site.

The worm doesnt attack the site until the 16th I think, the load right now is just because of people scrambling to install years worth of updates to their OS.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Yes..because the latest virus thing is set to attack the site.

Correct TechnoKid

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026

 

[Twista]

its freezing the Ie window and crap.

 

[damiano]

yes
It is slow because every one finally realize they have to pass updates on their machines or at least are trying to download the patch for the msblaster...

blaster is set to launch DOS on windowsupdates AFTER the 15th of august

 

[T3C]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Yes..because the latest virus thing is set to attack the site.

and everyone is trying to patch there machines at the same time

 

[Encryptic]

So was Microsoft supposed to have released a patch for this already? I went to Windows Update this morning and didn't see anything new. ::shrug::

 

[Twista]

hope elder people like grandmothers know how to fix this or there pc is going to attacking MS.

 

[Antoneo]

Yep, it's very slow. Not only the DDoS attacks (does it start today? I thought after the 16th of the month?) but it could be a lot of people updating. I remember when service packs were released, MS servers would be hammered as well.

 

[Ryan]

I just downloaded the patch from Microsofts website @ 292kbps.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
I just downloaded the patch from Microsofts website @ 292kbps.

The update site not the plain site. Maybe the update site is on another computer which is getting pounded by millions of ppl and killing all the ram and hdd and than its going to blow up!

;p
/end trying to be funny

 

[wfbberzerker]

instead of going to windows update site, try going to the page with the bullitin about the patch, it should load faster.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: Vortex

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Yes..because the latest virus thing is set to attack the site.

The worm doesnt attack the site until the 16th I think, the load right now is just because of people scrambling to install years worth of updates to their OS.

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: Vortex

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Yes..because the latest virus thing is set to attack the site.

The worm doesnt attack the site until the 16th I think, the load right now is just because of people scrambling to install years worth of updates to their OS.

In a way, isn't this rush to download the patch an attack on the MS webservers?

 

[conjur]

Got mine last night...beat the rush

 

[IamElectro]

Last I heard update did not cover this. You had to go to a place on the technet at microsofts site to download the fix seperately. Found this on Slashdot.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
instead of going to windows update site, try going to the page with the bullitin about the patch, it should load faster.

I just formated from xp back to 2k and i went to Windows update and the IE window just frooze up like its taking the data but very slowwwww. ya the worm just made its way onto the news channel and they will be talking about it @ 9pm so i think people are going to kill ms server BOOOMMM!