MS Announcement of "Critical Flaw" + good and bad hot fixes???

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Jay Sottolano

To all,
This popped up as part of the news on my home page, but don't know
which fix they are talking about downloading...(middle of the page)

http://channels.attbusiness.net/ind...t&article_id=936503ed57e1aabf31d32bacd6bc899b

Also, I still have some confusion as to which hot fixes are good or not
good to install.... I am looking for advice on the following:

811493 - Still a number of folks saying this one is not good
328310 - Looks like it needs an associated fix from the recommended list
(814995)
823980 - Took a few folks several tries to install
821557 - Don't think there is anything on this one
823559 and 817606 - Have seen a few references to these in a couple of
XP forums....

Any suggestions/recommendations are appreciated...

Jay S.
 
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Sharon F

To all,
This popped up as part of the news on my home page, but don't know
which fix they are talking about downloading...(middle of the page)

http://channels.attbusiness.net/ind...t&article_id=936503ed57e1aabf31d32bacd6bc899b

Also, I still have some confusion as to which hot fixes are good or not
good to install.... I am looking for advice on the following:

811493 - Still a number of folks saying this one is not good
328310 - Looks like it needs an associated fix from the recommended list
(814995)
823980 - Took a few folks several tries to install
821557 - Don't think there is anything on this one
823559 and 817606 - Have seen a few references to these in a couple of
XP forums....

Any suggestions/recommendations are appreciated...

Jay S.
Click to expand...

Collecting opinions will give you a general feel of other people's
experiences. It doesn't tell you that a highly touted update won't agree
with *your* unique system. I think your discovery method is good but
would be careful of any conclusions drawn from the consensus.

If considering the installation of a critical update, click the More
Info button at the update site. Does the scenario detailed in the
vulnerability description sound like it applies to your setup? If yes,
make a restore point and install it. If you are *very* concerned about
your system getting hosed by a bad update, take some time to create a
backup image or full system backup too.

Use the same approach with recommended updates. It they provide
something you want/need - prepare first and then go for it.

Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]
 
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