[dba-Tech] FYI: Windows Update woes

Gustav Brock Gustav at cactus.dk
Tue Oct 18 09:37:16 CDT 2005


Hi Erwin and John

It is not a problem related to the updates, it is related to the Windows Update engine itself.

What I posted _is_ the solution should you ever encounter it. Normally a network client is installed but this machine serves as a mail server only and all file transfer to and from the machine including backup is done via FTP, thus no need for a (vulnerable) client.

For the Office update it is right, is it not reported to be all good (we haven't had our hands on it yet, so this is second hand info). If at all possible, the advice is to wait for the version 2 of this.

/gustav

>>> john at winhaven.net 18-10-2005 16:16:06 >>>
Hi Gustav,
I had received notice from a couple of online newsletters that there were
some issues with the latest round of updates which MS posted this month but
haven't had time to actually read the details. I guess I should have posted
a warning here earlier. Sorry about that.

I'm certainly interested in seeing what you discover in your tribulations
with this issue. Please let us know what you discover on your coffee and
chocolate journey :o)

John





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