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Pete Q
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      30th Nov 2003
I just did a "Windows Update" screen on my machine and
came up with several "critical" updates that required
attention.

I updated my machine with the following:

Update Rollup 1 for XP
330994
824145
828035
825119
826939
824105
823182

I noticed that the security patch for the Blaster virus
is 823980. However, this was not included in the
recommended updates for my machine. Likewise, I checked
what was included in "update Rollup 1" and this
particular update (823980) is not included.

I subsequently ran another Windows update on my machine
and it came back with "no critical updates" needing to be
added.

I am a bit concerned and don't understand why 823980
would not have shown up as being needed particularly if
it weren't included in the other updates.

Should I try to install 823980 anyway? Will Windows stop
me from installing if it detects it was already
installed? I just wanted to make sure that I was not
going to cause more problems by trying to installs
something that wasn't being shown as needed, particularly
if it may somehow already be on my machine.

However, I don't think the latter is true since I also
checked the history for what has been updated and did not
find 823980 included.

Any input would be appreciated

Thanks!
 
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      30th Nov 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/security/se...ulletins/ms03-
026.asp

Just download from this address...
good luck.
>-----Original Message-----
>I just did a "Windows Update" screen on my machine and
>came up with several "critical" updates that required
>attention.
>
>I updated my machine with the following:
>
>Update Rollup 1 for XP
>330994
>824145
>828035
>825119
>826939
>824105
>823182
>
>I noticed that the security patch for the Blaster virus
>is 823980. However, this was not included in the
>recommended updates for my machine. Likewise, I checked
>what was included in "update Rollup 1" and this
>particular update (823980) is not included.
>
>I subsequently ran another Windows update on my machine
>and it came back with "no critical updates" needing to

be
>added.
>
>I am a bit concerned and don't understand why 823980
>would not have shown up as being needed particularly if
>it weren't included in the other updates.
>
>Should I try to install 823980 anyway? Will Windows stop
>me from installing if it detects it was already
>installed? I just wanted to make sure that I was not
>going to cause more problems by trying to installs
>something that wasn't being shown as needed,

particularly
>if it may somehow already be on my machine.
>
>However, I don't think the latter is true since I also
>checked the history for what has been updated and did

not
>find 823980 included.
>
>Any input would be appreciated
>
>Thanks!
>.
>

 
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Tom Swift
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      30th Nov 2003
Windows Update analyses your installation and presents the updates that
contain what you need. That's so you don't have to sweat the details.

Tom Swift

"Pete Q" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:014f01c3b786$7f2c0d80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just did a "Windows Update" screen on my machine and
> came up with several "critical" updates that required
> attention.
>
> I updated my machine with the following:
>
> Update Rollup 1 for XP
> 330994
> 824145
> 828035
> 825119
> 826939
> 824105
> 823182
>
> I noticed that the security patch for the Blaster virus
> is 823980. However, this was not included in the
> recommended updates for my machine. Likewise, I checked
> what was included in "update Rollup 1" and this
> particular update (823980) is not included.
>
> I subsequently ran another Windows update on my machine
> and it came back with "no critical updates" needing to be
> added.
>
> I am a bit concerned and don't understand why 823980
> would not have shown up as being needed particularly if
> it weren't included in the other updates.
>
> Should I try to install 823980 anyway? Will Windows stop
> me from installing if it detects it was already
> installed? I just wanted to make sure that I was not
> going to cause more problems by trying to installs
> something that wasn't being shown as needed, particularly
> if it may somehow already be on my machine.
>
> However, I don't think the latter is true since I also
> checked the history for what has been updated and did not
> find 823980 included.
>
> Any input would be appreciated
>
> Thanks!


 
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amantha
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      1st Dec 2003
This lists all patches included in the Update Rollup 1.
823980 IS included.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826939

>-----Original Message-----
>I just did a "Windows Update" screen on my machine and
>came up with several "critical" updates that required
>attention.
>
>I updated my machine with the following:
>
>Update Rollup 1 for XP
>330994
>824145
>828035
>825119
>826939
>824105
>823182
>
>I noticed that the security patch for the Blaster virus
>is 823980. However, this was not included in the
>recommended updates for my machine. Likewise, I checked
>what was included in "update Rollup 1" and this
>particular update (823980) is not included.
>
>I subsequently ran another Windows update on my machine
>and it came back with "no critical updates" needing to

be
>added.
>
>I am a bit concerned and don't understand why 823980
>would not have shown up as being needed particularly if
>it weren't included in the other updates.
>
>Should I try to install 823980 anyway? Will Windows stop
>me from installing if it detects it was already
>installed? I just wanted to make sure that I was not
>going to cause more problems by trying to installs
>something that wasn't being shown as needed,

particularly
>if it may somehow already be on my machine.
>
>However, I don't think the latter is true since I also
>checked the history for what has been updated and did

not
>find 823980 included.
>
>Any input would be appreciated
>
>Thanks!
>.
>

 
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