Re: [Thinkpad] [OT] Free Windows Security Update CD

Hello,

You are absolutely correct: A four-month-old (and closer to five-month-old)
disc of security patches is rather old in operating-system security terms.

However, it does provide much better security than nothing, especially for
people who may be on dial-up connections and/or have never run Windows Update.

I see a lot of computers from people that have never been updates since they
were purchased two, three and even four years ago. Even on a broadband
connection going through the process of downloading and installing 120MB
of patches can take a while.

At least a disc like this gets them closer to current security levels and
reduces the subsequent patching time required to get them up-to-date. For
people on a dial-up connection, or those who don't think of security every
day, this is a very good step in the right direction for them.

I would imagine that a great deal of quality assurance testing goes into
making something like this--possibly more than what a Service Pack alone
gets. I can see why it would be a quarter or two behind in order to ensure
it works flawlessly on the overwhelming majority of systems on which it is
deployed.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

At 08:17 AM 2/19/2004, i-lists wrote:
>Hello
>This CD is from Fall 2003 ...
>... and already very obsolete !
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>It may also not fullfill the special needs of the HW one is using !!
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>Why don't you use the accurate website updates from M$ ?
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>All updates, critical or normal or drives, are displayed and
>one needs to choose the ones to be installed !!!
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>Cheers, svobi
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>PS: My environment is near M$ free zone ;-)
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>goretsky@adelphia.net on 19/02/2004 10:26:50
>Please respond to goretsky@adelphia.net
>To: thinkpad@stderr.org
>cc:
>Subject: [Thinkpad] [OT] Free Windows Security Update CD
>
>Hello,
>
>It would appear Microsoft is offering a new Windows Security Update CD
>consisting of all critical updates available as of October, 2003. The
>disc works with Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP. Notable by their
>absence were Windows NT and 2003 Server.
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>There is no charge for the disc, which can be ordered from
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> <http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp>
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>on Microsoft's web site.
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>Regards,
>
>Aryeh Goretsky
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Received on Thu Feb 19 14:25:42 2004