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Microsoft Patch Tuesday promises seven fixes

Slaine

question1 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 15:27 GMT

is this before or after service pack 3?

Slaine

question 2 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 15:27 GMT

is this for Vista AND XP?

Slaine

ah - the answers are here 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 15:27 GMT

Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose

TeeCee

Ho hum. 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 15:27 GMT

Stop

Cue endless fanboi comments about how none of this would be necessary if everyone used Linux, MacOS, BeOS, OS/2, DOS, CPM, an abacus, a piece of paper and a pencil..........

This post will now attract flames 'cos I mentioned Linux before MacOS or 'cos I mentioned OS/2 in the same breath as either, or........

<Yawn>

Anonymous Coward

I bet... 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 15:27 GMT

Paris Hilton

A week later a second load of updates are released to fix these updates.

Paris, well because she could do with her holes patching up too...

Anonymous Coward

IE 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 15:31 GMT

Paris Hilton

A security flaw in IE?? Say it isn't so!!

Paris because her underwear is about as tight as Microsofts security.

Dana W

No criticism, 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 18:07 GMT

Jobs Halo

"Cue endless fanboi comments about how none of this would be necessary if everyone used Linux, MacOS"

Us? Oh no. We will just smile smugly and go back to our $5 Lattes. hehehehehe.

Slaine

pmsl @ both AC's 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 18:07 GMT

Paris Hilton

Icon ... "fitness for purpose" in answer to both of you.

Dennis Price

Paris has underwear? 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 18:07 GMT

Paris Hilton

...yeah, I work on Windows networks... so what? I know what's lacking at Microsoft..

Paris, because she doesn't own underwear....

Emo

@ TeeCee 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 22:00 GMT

Thumb Up

"Cue endless fanboi comments about how none of this would be necessary if everyone used Linux, MacOS, BeOS, OS/2, DOS, CPM, an abacus, a piece of paper and a pencil.........."

Fucking priceless :)

Anonymous Coward

@TeeCee 

Posted Friday 6th June 2008 22:28 GMT

My pen was affected by a serious remote code execution exploit very recently.

A co-worker borrowed it without telling me!

Thankfully the stapler is bonded to the desk so doesn't go missing. I'm working on a similar fix for my pens.

Now where is that red Swingline stapler?

DAMMIT! *lobs CRT across the room*

Roger de Laborde

@TeeCee 

Posted Sunday 8th June 2008 21:57 GMT

Coat

Actually I can think of several users who should only be using paper....and crayons...pencils are too dangerous for them.

Chika

@TeeCee 

Posted Monday 9th June 2008 03:22 GMT

Linux

Stop that yawning!

Damn... you got me at it now!

Anonymous Coward

@TeeCee and the rest of the apologists 

Posted Monday 9th June 2008 09:31 GMT

Thumb Up

Indeed sir, because as we all know bad ideas followed by bad design decisions followed by bad implementation are all irrelevant and everything can be made good again by a brilliantly executed weekly patching strategy.

Anonymous Coward

Windoze 

Posted Monday 9th June 2008 09:31 GMT

Malicious Sotware Removal Tool.... shouldn't that remove Internet Explorer if it is doing its job properly?

Lozzyho

@Slaine 

Posted Monday 9th June 2008 11:50 GMT

Flame

Slaine, are you:

- a rabid fanboy/fanboi, or

- a forum spambot, or

- an arrogant tosser who's about as funny as a dose of the clap?

Or perhaps all of the above?

STFU FFS.

Sam

Patches.. 

Posted Tuesday 10th June 2008 11:00 GMT

Linux

You know, its not just Windows that has to have patches.

Ask anyone that actually uses linux and you will find they probably have a nightly cron to keep them up to date.

Mac users dont have to run updates very often because apple simply dont patch, they leave them open and then eventually think it might be an idea to plug the hole.

Admittedly, the holes that Microsoft have to patch are often alot bigger, or at least they were.

Not a flame, just bringing some perspective to the argument.