RSSMicrosoft Readies 13 Windows Fixes
By Nate Mook | Published February 4, 2005, 9:03 AM
As part of its monthly "Patch Tuesday" next week, Microsoft is preparing to issue 13 security fixes, which range in severity from moderate to critical. Nine of the updates pertain to flaws specifically to Windows, while the others cover SharePoint, Microsoft's .NET Framework, Office and Windows Media.
Per its security policy, Microsoft is not releasing any specifics on the vulnerabilities until their release on February 8; however, the company makes some exceptions. Businesses and governments signed up with Redmond programs will receive early access to upcoming security announcements, and Microsoft recently called on external beta testers to help improve the quality of its patching process.
Microsoft has a giant computer that knows all things.They are in control.
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|I loved MS Internet Explorer. My manager at work showed me FireFox, and I've been playing around with it... Not all sites display in FF, but most do. In FF, I do have a lot more control - less popups than IE, pick and choose which sites to allow images from, block them as you go, and save these blocked sites to a list to transfer to other computers. Also, FF supports multiple home pages, which I find quite handy.
Sorry to say, IE is nothing compared to FF.
Firefox and Thunderbird have brought their programs to and above alternatives that you can pay for.
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|You don't get out much, huh?
Firefox has 10x the featureset of IE. It's free because it can be, and still be a better browser than the one you paid for with your OS.
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|Internet Explorer is no longer a seperate application but a part of the operateing system.The other browsers are just software.
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|I admit that I am quite fond and supportive of Microsoft, but your comment is among the most absurd statements I've ever heard.
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|2 bad they changed it, that was hilarious.
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|I quote your comment so you dont change it for a 3rd time. "Internet Explorer is no longer a seperate application but a part of the operateing system. The other browsers are just software."
So how does being part of the OS make it better? If something bad happens to your browser, it happens to your OS too! I've had adware installed on my pc... I removed Internet Explorer, rebooted my computer, and didn't surf the net or anything, the ads kept popping up - guess what icon was at the top left of the window, a little blue e. I thought how is this possible, I've uninstalled IE? Now I know why, though I cannot click on the e shortcut, it is still installed as it is part of the OS - LAME!
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|Well sounds to me that someone has put a unwanted file in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Thats were the hackers put a file with a cute message to me at.Keep track of your startup menu.More than likely hackers from North or South Korea or Brazil playing with Script Kiddies have found you to be a easy mark.
No one is safe from hackers! But microsoft is trying really hard. Give Internet Explorer another chance.
Microsoft is much more than a operateing system.In fact I think it is alive.
P.S. Check out neural nets and genetic algorithms.
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|"Well sounds to me that someone has put a unwanted file in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
Nope, I had checked that, it was in file that starts with windows. I had to run msconfig, and then click on the "start up" tab, disable many things that I didn't recognize. I dont know what file that is, maybe registry, I dunno. Anyway, I use WinPatrol free version to prevent it from happening, stopped using explorer, and disabled ActiveX in explorer too. Also boot with knoppix if I want to surf gaming websites and stuff where most of that spyware/adware exists.
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|I *WAS* a fan of IE ... FireFox just blows IE away. Tabbed browsing is one of the greatest features ever! How could the *All Knowing* M$ miss this one? The ability to write your own extensions to add your own operability to your browser ... even better.
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|I always re-install when I encounter problems like you describe.However microsoft has become increaseingly anti piracy motivated.My last re-install required telephone contact with a microsoft representive.
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|Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
Microsoft made the viruses go away
But now the hackers have found a way
To make my computer disobey
Yesterday I thought I had it made
But the hackers have turned the sky to grey
And to re-install I will have to pay
Paranoid Microsoft policy say's I must pay
but I believe in yesterday
Yesterday I purchased a license for a fee
they don't give their software away for free
And you know its hard to let it be
I believe in yesterday
My computer crashed today
But to re-install I must pay
I can't help but think Ive lost my way
How I long for yesterday
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|super LOL,
That's the best thing i've seen you say here. Always in the mood for a good parody.
In fact, I think I will print it for the office.
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|u shud get ad-aware se (from download.com) or spybot-search and destroy (also from download.com)
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|good argument--microsoft will always be #1 on my list
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|Sounds like you have windows messaging on (nothing to do with browser). Its used for network managers to send messages over the nextwork (they popup in little grey windows). People on the web send ads to this service and that sounds like what you are getting. To turn it off goto services in control panel and services.
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