Windows Update versus Ubuntu Update
A few months ago, Steve Ballmer publicly noted that Windows Vista was “a work in progress.” That inspired a predictable outpouring of Vista-bashing.
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15.7.2008 Microsoft plans to issue non-update update for Win 7
Microsoft will spit out dummy updates for Windows 7 beta testers next week that will probe the forthcoming operating system’s updating abilities.
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20.2.2009 Windows Update Blocker Tool Kit - Block Automatic Windows Vista SP2 Update
After availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for public download I am sure many users would have already installed Vista Service Pack 2 to see the performance improvements and its advisable to install Windows Vista sp2 as it has many noticeable changes and also includes all the fixes released after Vista sp1.
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27.5.2009 An Update For Windows Update
An infrastructure update has been planned for Windows Update client. The gradual roll-out of this update will begin in late July.
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6.7.2008 You Don't Want This Windows Update
Today, I got an e-mail warning of a new Windows virus and where to get the update to protect against it. Oh, those wicked phishers.
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19.2.2009 You Don't Want This Windows Update
Today, I got an e-mail warning of a new Windows virus and where to get the update to protect against it. Oh, those wicked phishers.
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21.2.2009 Update for Windows (KB913538)
Install this update to prevent Windows Management Instrumentation enumerations from being canceled before the client computer can finish using the enumerations. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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22.2.2006 Windows update without Microsoft Genuine 2
Not only will it keep you up to date with the latest updates from Microsoft, it will also keep software and drivers from other vendors updated. However, that functionality is currently missing.
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Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Install this update to resolve an issue in which you receive a ?stop 0x7e in aec.sys? error message on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The error may occur during startup, or after the system has started. AEC.SYS is the acoustic echo canceling driver. After you install this update, you may have to restart your computer.
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9.1.2006 Security Update for Windows Vista
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
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16.1.2006 Windows Defender Beta 2 Update
Microsoft released a new Windows Defender 2, yesterday. Used to check for spyware mainly, Windows Defender is the succesor of Windows Antispyware.
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13.4.2006 Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Gets an Update
Today, users running Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta were greeted with an update entitled "Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 Update 1" via Windows Update.
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22.6.2007 Confirmation of stealth Windows Update
I can now confirm that the stealth Windows Update that I blogged about yesterday actually exists - because I’ve detected its presence on a machine at the PC Doc HQ.
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14.9.2007 XP SP3: Now on Windows Update
A week after deciding not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site as planned, Microsoft has begun pushing the collection of updates and fixes through those channels again.
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6.5.2008 Upgrade Coming to Windows Update
Come August 2009 Microsoft will release an upgrade to its update infrastructure. The Redmond company pointed out that both the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services would be impacted by the refresh.
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13.7.2009 Windows update without Microsoft Genuine test
Two weeks ago, I posted simple javascripts to circumvent the dreaded Windows Genuine Advantage system for the sake of my and others clicky-finger. It was this day, or maybe a few days later, that Microsoft's PR looneys acknoledged the fact it can be worked around and will be patching up the holes in the "next version".
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Update for Windows XP (KB904412) - English
Install this update to address several possible issues associated with connecting a Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SBP-2) device, such as an IEEE 1394 device, to a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB904714)
Install this update to enable client computers to use the Windows Indexing Service when searching for a network-shared file on a Windows Server 2003-based computer.
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Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB907565)
Install this update to address an issue in which storing files with Extended Attributes (EA) on volumes enabled for Single Instance Storage (SIS) may result in the Extended Attributes being lost as duplicates files are found and moved into the SIS common store. This update addresses this issue and will not move duplicate files with Extended Attributes into the SIS common store. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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5.12.2005 Microsoft Update Windows Vista Homepage
After a brief demo at the on-going CES conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft have launched a re-vamped version of the website for Windows Vista.
The slick new look makes a break from the often bland Microsoft product pages, and moves towards the Glass theme expected in Vista.
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5.1.2006 Windows Gets Largest Security Update in Over a Year
12. That's the number of updates to be released with the June security patches. Of the twelve, nine are specific to the Windows operating system itself and one of those is listed as "critical" designating it as a severe security concern. Two are related to the Microsoft Office productivity suite and one is for Microsoft Exchange e-mail server.
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13.6.2006 Update for Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2
Install this update to address an issue where Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) does not consume intermediate session data.
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23.7.2006 Windows Vista RC1 Availability Update
Microsoft employee Nick White has posted some information on the Windows Vista team blog regarding the availability of RC1.
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11.8.2006 Update for Windows Vista Beta 2 (KB922917)
An issue has been identified that may cause you to lose access to protected media music, videos, and recorded TV after upgrading to Windows Vista RC1.
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16.8.2006 Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391)
Microsoft have just posted a Windows Vista Genuine Validation Update to Windows Update.
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16.12.2006 The Windows Update Stealth Affair Explained
It was widely reported last week that Microsoft had automatically updated systems that had Automatic Updates set to "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them".
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20.9.2007 Microsoft: Update on Windows 7 UAC issues
Before getting into the actual news, lets take a while to understand the current Windows 7 UAC dilemma
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5.2.2009 Critical Security Update for Windows 7 Beta
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
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11.3.2009 First Windows 7 stability and reliability update arrives
Microsoft has released the first stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It fixes a few issues some users have been experiencing.
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16.10.2009 Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services
Comprehensive guidance on deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), including a description of how WSUS functions, and descriptions of WSUS scalability and bandwidth management features, as well as step-by-step procedures for installation and configuration of the WSUS server.
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18.2.2006Upcoming Update to Windows Update
Michelle Haven: I'd like to let you know that, beginning at the end of this month and continuing over the next few months, well be rolling out an
infrastructure update to the Windows Update agent (client). I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some background on the update and discuss
the value these updates bring to you.
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03.07.2008Microsoft planning updated UI for Windows Update
Beginning next month Microsoft will start an upgrade to the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services. Microsoft plans to start the
infrastructure update in late August, claiming "it will take a couple of months to complete the rollout." The update is required to "maintain and
improve service quality, reliability, and operations." The update will simply improve the user interface for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
computers running Windows Update, adding a more visible and detailed description of updates as well as improvements in how users are notified about
service packs. If you currently apply your updates automatically then this update will not modify the look and feel of Automatic Updates.
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17.07.2009An Update For Windows Update
An infrastructure update has been planned for Windows Update client. The gradual roll-out of this update will begin in late July. This update will
occur automatically to any system configured to either receive updates “automatically” or “notify” customers that new updates
are available for download.
For enterprise customers who use Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server, all updating,
including the WU client, is controlled by the network administrators, who have authority over the download and install experience. Windows Vista
customers who select “never check for updates” in their WU settings will not receive this update until they manually install updates from
Windows Update.
In this particular update, there will not make any changes to the way WU looks or feels, instead the following have been
improved:
- The length of time it takes Windows Update to scan for updates
- The speed in which signature updates will be delivered
Detailed information on this is posted on the
Microsoft Update blog.
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05.07.2008Why installing Vista SP1 might fail via Windows Update
When you try to install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update you can get error: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from
Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates.
To help ensure a positive update experience, Windows Update will temporarily not
offer Windows Vista SP1 to systems that have the following device drivers. In some cases, these device drivers are problematic on Windows Vista-based
computers when you update to Windows Vista SP1. By installing updated device drivers, you will resolve the issue and enable Windows Update to offer
Windows Vista SP1.
Click read more to view a list of drivers that don't work well with Vista SP1:
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20.03.2008Microsoft to push IE8 as an automatic update
Microsoft has announced it plans to offer IE8 via Windows Update. In a move that will likely anger rivals such as Apple and Google, Microsoft will be
pushing Internet Explorer 8 via Windows Update. Google raised concerns back in 2006 when IE7 was originally released via Windows Update. Apple
received negative press last year when it tried to push Safari to iTunes users. Many users never had Safari installed but it was listed under
Apple's software update program for install. The IE8 update will be released as the highest priority update for each operating system. For
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it will be listed as Important.
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07.01.2009Fixed Windows 2000 Update
Released
Microsoft issued an update to
its final Update Rollup for
Windows 2000 on Tuesday,
correcting issues with the
initial release. While there
seems to be yet more glitches
still not fixed, the company
says those will be addressed
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15.09.2005Microsoft Offers Manual Fix to 'Stealth' Windows Update Bug
It turned out to be an insignificant problem after all, rather than something on the order of a rootkit: the discovery that Microsoft's Windows
Update feature updates itself even when users turn off "automatic updates" - a fact that Microsoft had actually documented quite well, but
which few had apparently read. But now, a claim that the self-updating update subsequently unregistered Microsoft's Windows Update drivers in
XP-based systems forced its own drivers to become unregistered...
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28.09.2007Microsoft warns of another update to Windows Update
For the second time in three months, Microsoft Corp. today again warned it would upgrade Windows Update, the service most users rely on to download
patches and other fixes.
"Over the next couple of months we'll be rolling out another infrastructure update to the Windows
Update agent (client code)," said an
unidentified
Microsoft employee on the Windows Update team's official blog. "This update makes it possible for users to install more than 80 updates at the
same time."
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31.10.2008Microsoft pushes Windows Updates tomorrow
Just two weeks after the previously released set of updates. Tomorrow, on January 27, 2009, Microsoft will be pushing a couple of updates and patches
for Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The patches include an update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. The
Service Pack 1 for the .NET Framework 3.5 is a cumulative update for previous versions of the .NET Framework, including 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5. The .NET
Framework 3.5 Family Update provides important compatibility updates in applications. The Family Update has been marked as High Priority, and an
update will also be available for the Family Update Language Pack.
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27.01.2009Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Gets an Update
Today, users running Windows
Live Messenger 8.5 Beta were
greeted with an update
entitled "Windows Live
Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 Update
1" via Windows Update.
The
update description notes that
there are no changes to
Messenger it self, and that it
is simply an update to aid in
testing how Messenger receives
its updates. Although no new
version is available yet, the
nature of the update suggests
that we may be seeing one
soon.
You
do not need to uninstall any
previous versions before
updating, nor will you have to
reboot your system. The update
brings WLM's build up to
8.5.1238 (from 1235).
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22.06.2007IE8 via Automatic Update for users running IE6 or IE7
Microsoft plans to distribute Internet Explorer 8 to computers running previous versions of IE (IE 6 or IE 7) via Automatic Updates starting from the
3rd week of April. The update will be rolled out gradually from a small user base to large number of users. The update will be a 'high
priority' update for systems running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and is an 'important' update for Windows Vista and Windows Server
2008. The final version of IE8 was distributed via automatic update recently to users still running pre-release versions of IE8, Beta 2/RC1.
Organizations can use the IE8 Blocker Toolkit to block automatic delivery of IE8.
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11.04.2009Microsoft: Another Vista Reliability & Performance Update
Vista’s performance is one of those topics that won’t be exhausted until Windows Seven hits RTM. It all comes down to trade-offs. Ever
since the features of Vista were finalized, Microsoft tried to tip the scale the other way by focusing on performance, with the obvious limitation of
not disabling any services. Updates regarding performance and stability are numerous, but most have not hit Windows Update as they are not quite ready
(preview releases). The Windows Serviceability Team wants feedback on one such update, available for download at the Microsoft Download Center, before
its expected release on Windows Update in January.
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13.12.2007WDS update revision follow - up
Bobbie Harder: I wanted to get back to you with more information and guidance around the Windows Desktop Search (WDS) issue and the results of our
investigation today.
As you know, Windows Desktop Search was published last February 07, as an optional update that was only
applicable to systems which had WDS previously installed. Then on Tuesday of this week we revised that update package to be applicable (but still
optional) to Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1+ systems which did not have WDS installed. Unfortunately, in revising this update, the
decision to re-use the same update package had unintended consequences to our WSUS customers. Namely many of you who had approved the initial update
package for a limited number of machines, had Tuesdays' WDS revision 105 automatically install on all clients because of the expanded applicability
scope and because by default, WSUS is set to automatically approve update revisions. We sincerely regret the inconvenience this has caused and extend
a sincere apology to all impacted customers.
For those of you who want to uninstall the WDS update revision released Tuesday of
this week, this can be done via.....
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26.10.2007Microsoft release Windows 7 application compatibility update
Following on from the Internet Explorer 8 update that Microsoft released for Windows 7 Beta a day ago, another update has been released targeting
application compatibility. Judging by these two updates released, Microsoft is progressing nicely, and the most recent update targets mainly games
that did not run before hand, or had to be opened via compatibility-mode. Interestingly, Microsoft didn't state which applications were targeted
in this update, but it is of no doubt that users will find out soon enough. If you're currently having problems with gaming, or have had problems
with it, in the Windows 7 Beta, install these updates and post in the comments to show which games now work, or still don't.
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27.02.2009Norton Update Causes Crashes in China
An errant update for Norton
Antivirus has caused the
computers of at least 1,000
users in a China city to
crash, several Chinese news
sources reported on Monday.
According to authorities, the
problem was caused by an
update on May 18 that
accidentally flagged and
deleted two essential Windows
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22.05.2007Apple releases iMac firmware update, fixes issue that plagues new ATi iMacs
Today, Apple released a new firmware update ("iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.4") that fixes the freezing issue that plagued nearly every iMac equipped
with the ATi Radeon HD 4850 graphics chip. These iMacs were originally made available for purchase in March, but started shipping earlier this month.
The update also fixes an issue causing issues waking from sleep while booted into Windows using Boot Camp.
The update and
instructions to install are available via Software Update, or via the Apple support page for this update.
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03.05.2009Experts Astonished to Learn Windows Update Updates Itself
A Microsoft program manager found himself conducting a tricky bit of PR yesterday, providing for his team's blog a lengthy explanation of a
documented feature in Windows that independent researchers discovered only this week: the ability for the Windows Update service to update itself,
even when the user's setting for Automatic Updates is "off." Researchers had charged the company with updating software on users' systems without
their consent.
"Windows Update is a service that primarily delivers updates to Windows," the Update service's program manager
Nate Clinton wrote
yesterday. "To ensure on-going service reliability and operation, we must also update and enhance the Windows Update service itself, including
its client side software. These upgrades are important if we are to maintain the quality of the service."
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14.09.2007ITunes Update Makes Some Legit Phones 'iBricks'
While the company has warned those who have unlocked the iPhone that the latest update would likely break their phones, some users are finding their
locked phones broken by the update...
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29.09.2007Office Live Workspace Update for Windows Vista
The Office Live Workspace Update installs three Windows Vista updates (KB945435, KB945145, KB933860) and one Office 2007 update to ensure optimal
performance on Windows Vista when using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with Office Live Workspace. The update improves the performance
of opening and saving Workspace documents from these Office programs. In some cases, the update also resolves problems with "Open from Office Live"
and "Save to Office Live" functions of the
Office Live Add-in.
This update is only needed for computers running Windows Vista.
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10.12.2007Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability of Vista Update
About 2 months ago Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista, these were not made available
on Automatic Updates. That aside, Microsoft has released an update to the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista fix that
further improves the reliability of your system.
The original fix improved annoyances such as file copy calculation & speed from within
windows to other (local or network) drives.
This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This
update includes the following improvements ->
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