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prairie dog

Sep 8 2009, 10:53 PM

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By Gregg Keizer
September 8, 2009 02:26 PM ET

Microsoft today delivered five critical security updates that patched eight vulnerabilities in Windows, including one in the JavaScript engine that ships with every supported version of the company's operating system.

The other flaws lie in a pair of Windows Media Player file formats; in Windows' implementation of TCP/IP, the Web's default suite of connection protocols; and in the operating system's wireless network's automatic-configuration

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srtools1980y

Sep 9 2009, 09:43 AM

prairie dog
Thanks for your timely information.

YoKenny1

Sep 9 2009, 12:03 PM

Remember that the second Tuesday of the month is Patch Tuesday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_Tuesday

I must be a glutton for punishment as I choose to install the patches and watch to see what stops working or what others report problems with the update.

prairie dog

Sep 9 2009, 02:05 PM

QUOTE (srtools1980y @ Sep 9 2009, 04:43 AM)

prairie dog
Thanks for your timely information.

You're welcome

yardbird

Sep 11 2009, 09:39 AM

QUOTE (YoKenny1 @ Sep 9 2009, 05:03 AM)

Thats when I make sure I have my antacids with me

noknojon

Sep 13 2009, 03:47 AM

Well I think something has started already - I downloaded M/soft updates and restarted - I went to Administration Tools > Component services and got a Windows Security Alert - I had the choice to ignore etc. etc. and just chose ignore - Then I recalled this thread and thought it should be mentioned -
M/soft XP SP3 on IE 8 at the moment - There seemed to be no change as I went straight back and it was gone - But ... Thats M/soft -
Sorry I missed a screen shot -

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