RSSSix Fixes on Tap for Patch Tuesday
By the Betanews Staff | Published July 5, 2007, 3:08 PM
Microsoft is taking the guesswork out of Patch Tuesday by detailing the type and severity of patches in its new Advance Notification bulletins. The first of these is being used for July's Patch Tuesday. From the bulletin, it appears that Microsoft will issue six patches, three of which are be critical, two moderate, and one important. Patches will repair issues in Office, Windows, and the .NET Framework, including a specfic patch for Windows Vista.
Of the critical updates, remote code excution flaws in Excel, Windows, and the .NET Framework will be fixed. Both important patches will also fix remote code execution vulnerabilities in Publisher and Windows XP Professional. The final patch, rated moderate, will fix an information disclosure vulnerability within Windows Vista.
I understand you can hide an update. MS tells you how to run an update that has been hidden, but they give no clue as how to hide one. Anyone know how to hide an update?
Thanks
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|simple. you can do it two ways. if you go into windows update, then expand the update description, there will be a checkbox that says 'don't show this update again', just check that and it will hide it. alternatively, if you are going through the tray icon to install updates, simply uncheck the update you don't want to see anymore, then click OK or whatever and it won't show it again. to show them again, go to windows update, then click 'restore hidden updates' or whatever.
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|Heh, since when are the advanced notifications "new?" I've been getting them for at least a year I'm pretty sure.
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|In other words, if you don't use Microsoft Office or Vista, or Microsoft .net, but do use XP home, you'll have a lot less patching to do. Good, I won't have much to patch.
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|Even if you don't use .net or MS Office, many programs actually use those components regardless. In other words, you likely are using the affected components for .net and/or office and may not realize it.
Other than that, you would technically be correct for this particular patch Tuesday, yes.
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|Dude...
At least 2 of them are for XP, and it seems only one "moderate" is for Vista.
Excellent reading there, bud.
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