New Windows Update

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