Next Patch Tuesday

Noreen · Feb 05, 2010, 12:57:02

QuoteMicrosoft will deliver a record 13 security updates next Tuesday. The massive batch of patches aims to fix more than two dozen vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Office.................

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3212015

Rik · Feb 05, 2010, 12:57:34

Deep joy, eh.

Thanks, Noreen.

Simon · Feb 05, 2010, 13:01:55

Thank goodness for the increased bandwidth allowances!

Rik · Feb 05, 2010, 13:03:11

What did Simon and Tim know that we didn't?

Glenn · Feb 05, 2010, 13:03:21

Thanks Noreen, that's another few minutes wasted when I rebuild PC's at work

DarkStar · Feb 05, 2010, 17:02:22

As per usual I'll make sure I do a backup beforehand just in case.
I also have Deep Freeze on my machine, I often download the updates with Deep Freeze on first thing in the morning and run all day to make sure there are no problems and if everything is OK I download them on the unfrozen machine the next day. Having been trashed twice by MS updates I don't take chances anymore

Rik · Feb 05, 2010, 17:13:42

I always take Acronis backups for the same reason, Ian.

colonelsun · Feb 05, 2010, 18:01:51

Just great.

Microsoft's 'gift' of patches will almost match the number of nicotine patches all over my body. I may as well change my middle name to patch.

Rik · Feb 05, 2010, 18:06:45

Here boy.

Simon · Feb 05, 2010, 20:32:56

Or Nick.

Inkblot · Feb 06, 2010, 07:34:42

Quote from: DarkStar on Feb 05, 2010, 17:02:22
As per usual I'll make sure I do a backup beforehand just in case.
I also have Deep Freeze on my machine, I often download the updates with Deep Freeze on first thing in the morning and run all day to make sure there are no problems and if everything is OK I download them on the unfrozen machine the next day. Having been trashed twice by MS updates I don't take chances anymore

We use deepfreeze in one of the colleges I visit, all student machines are deepfrozen with no antivirus and Windows updates turned off as well. Over the years we have stopped monthly updates and instead update those machines a couple of times a year. Staff machines are not deepfrozen so any problems with updates (Thankfully none so far) should be picked up by staff rather than students who are doing exams.

Noreen · Feb 10, 2010, 11:23:33

Anyone installed the patches yet? Any problems?

Gary · Feb 10, 2010, 11:26:59

Quote from: Noreen on Feb 10, 2010, 11:23:33
Anyone installed the patches yet? Any problems?

I installed them last night on Justina's laptop, all went well Noreen

Simon · Feb 10, 2010, 11:31:38

Installed fine on my XP maching.

Glenn · Feb 10, 2010, 11:40:34

None available at 6.30 this morning when I left for work

Noreen · Feb 10, 2010, 12:06:28

I've got 8 waiting to be installed, which I shall do later.

Gary · Feb 11, 2010, 12:13:06

Quote from: Noreen on Feb 10, 2010, 12:06:28
I've got 8 waiting to be installed, which I shall do later.

I would do them sooner rather than later Noreen

Glenn · Feb 11, 2010, 12:30:52

I had 8 install on Windows 7 this morning.

Inkblot · Feb 11, 2010, 12:40:39

Hmmmm, I look after a number of Windows machines for a number of companies and until today had not seen any problems with updates...but this morning I had a call from somebody saying his XP machine was in a StartMenu / Restart loop and no matter which option he picked (Safe mode, Last known good, etc.) it just either froze or rebooted. Went and looked at the machine and the Windows folder / Config.msi were both updated around 3am which is when Windows updates happen by default.

I'm unable to start the machine and everything I try reports no problems. I've pulled his data off (Boot from a Hiren CD & simply copy to USB) and I'm pretty confident that there is no physical problem with the machine but due to time pressure I'm going to have to simply rebuild it rather than try and work out what the problem is

Not necessarily related to Windows update but Config.msi being modified at 03:02 and the Windows folder at 03:04 makes me suspiscious!

DarkStar · Feb 11, 2010, 12:54:56

MS seem to be aware - see this copied from CoU:

http://www.calendarofupdates.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=28053

john · Feb 11, 2010, 12:57:42

Logged on early this morning to my laptop running XP and got a message to say it had been updated and needed to re-boot. It rebooted okay but what annoys me is that every time it does this there are two options on the message, one says update now and the other says update later but the latter one is aways greyed out and it goes ahead and reboots whether I accept it or not

Anyway it rebooted okay and I was able to login alright afterwards.

Noreen · Feb 11, 2010, 17:17:12

I have it set to just inform me when updates are available and then I can install and reboot when I choose.

I installed the 8 updates for Vista with no apparent problems.

BrianM · Feb 11, 2010, 18:05:55

Same here Noreen,,,just installed the10 updates. Running XP, no problems.

Inkblot · Feb 11, 2010, 18:16:00

I ended up running Windows repair on the XP system that had crashed which enabled it to boot again. I then manually updated it (about 70 high priority updates, took 4 update cycles) and had no problems at all. At least the client will be happy with the minimal interuptions!

Steve · Feb 11, 2010, 18:25:23

For any one else with an XP machine in trouble since the updates read here for a possible solution.