New Windows Update

[PSmith]

By default, when Windows Update is executed, you are redirected to
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

If you edit v4 to v5 you are re-directed to:-
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en

is this an element of SP2?

This site downloads a new Windows Update program and has additional
functionality. One of the links offers e.g Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer. This tools analyzes the PC defences and suggests fixes. I was
rather surprised to see that it listed several missing security updates -
which confuses me since I have applied every update. When I follow the link
and install the patches the analyzer still lists these as problem areas.

Anyone else used this tool?

Paul Smith

 

[R. McCarty]

The name of tool can give you some idea. Baseline means it checks for
revisions of components at a certain level. Sometimes software that has
these checks will fail if a component is "Newer" or a "Higher" revision
than what it checks for. If the baseline is 5.1.2600 and it detects a rev
at say 5.1.2605 the analyzer may indict that as a failure.
I just ran MBSA on my SP2 install and it gave me a Passing grade on
every category.
If you can capture the failure messages and post in a new message, we
might be able to help determine what's going on. You are using Version
1.2 aren't you ?

 

[PSmith]

The MBSA (1.2.3316.1) tool tells me that it cannot confirm that several
security updates are installed ( MS03-008, MS03-030, MS03-051, MS04-016 ).
These were never offered by Windows Update. I manually installed them but
MBSA still lists them as errors.

Also MBSA lists errors in my IE Zones: "Restricted sites set to Custom
rather than High". Following the link it says the "Submitted nonencrpted
form data" is "Enable" whereas it should be "Prompt". I have reset the value
to "Prompt" but MBSA still lists the error.

Paul

 

[Alex Nichol]

By default, when Windows Update is executed, you are redirected to
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

If you edit v4 to v5 you are re-directed to:-
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en

is this an element of SP2?

It is formally separate , but if you install SP2 you get V5 update
along. You can however install V5 update on a non-SP2 system

 

[R. McCarty]

V5 Windows Update only supports Windows XP and I believe
Windows Server 2003. All other Windows OS's will redirect to
the V4 site.