KB925398 - Why do we need it?

[][ce]

This past Friday, I downloaded and installed several high-priority
updates from Windows Update. I am running XP Home SP 2.

The following was one of the displayed items:

Downloading Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
(update 4 of 6)

Why do we need a security update for Media Player 6.4 when we're
running Media Player 9?

Regards;

][ce

 

[S0f4k1nGb0R3d]

This past Friday, I downloaded and installed several high-priority
updates from Windows Update. I am running XP Home SP 2.

The following was one of the displayed items:

Downloading Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
(update 4 of 6)

Why do we need a security update for Media Player 6.4 when we're
running Media Player 9?

Run|mplayer2|Enter

That's why.

 

[Rock]

This past Friday, I downloaded and installed several high-priority
updates from Windows Update. I am running XP Home SP 2.

The following was one of the displayed items:

Downloading Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
(update 4 of 6)

Why do we need a security update for Media Player 6.4 when we're
running Media Player 9?

Look in the FAQ section of the security bulletin for why.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-078.mspx

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Downloading Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
(update 4 of 6)

Why do we need a security update for Media Player 6.4 when we're
running Media Player 9?

Because the Media Player 6.4 is part of WinXP as well.
Start > Run: MPLAYER2

 

[][ce]

Because the Media Player 6.4 is part of WinXP as well.
Start > Run: MPLAYER2

Thanks to everyone who answered. I should sought out the security
bulletin and read it to begin with.

Regards;

][ce

 

[Rock]

Thanks to everyone who answered. I should sought out the security
bulletin and read it to begin with.

You're welcome. I had the same question, but I always go to WU manually,
choose the custom scan option, read the bulletin or KB for each suggested
update, and then decide if I want it. So I had read the FAQ section about
this one.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

BTW: Windows Media Player 11 is now out and is on Windows Update.

This past Friday, I downloaded and installed several high-priority
updates from Windows Update. I am running XP Home SP 2.

The following was one of the displayed items:

Downloading Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
(update 4 of 6)

Why do we need a security update for Media Player 6.4 when we're
running Media Player 9?

Regards;

][ce

 

[Rock]

BTW: Windows Media Player 11 is now out and is on Windows Update.

This past Friday, I downloaded and installed several high-priority
updates from Windows Update. I am running XP Home SP 2.

The following was one of the displayed items:

Downloading Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
(update 4 of 6)

Why do we need a security update for Media Player 6.4 when we're
running Media Player 9?

Regards;

][ce

This doesn't have any connection with the OPs question. Even with WMP11,
this patch is needed since MP 6.4 is still on the system when WMP is
upgraded.