security updates

catford

I heard on the early bbc news this morning that microsoft were releasing important security updates today.
So where are they? or have the beeb jumped the gun?
Maybe it was just a dream???

Rex_Mundi

They were released last Tuesday. Open Internet Explorer, click tools then windows update to get them.

Quincy_3

You were not dreaming http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5071656.stm but its an old story

leesmithg

catford wrote:

I heard on the early bbc news this morning that microsoft were releasing important security updates today.
So where are they? or have the beeb jumped the gun?
Maybe it was just a dream???

The BBC should stick to playing lip-service for the Labour party (sarcasm) and not get involved with computers.

However all M$ releases are on patch Tuesday, second Tuesday of the month.

They do sometimes though release the odd thing without you knowing, such as spyware updates at random times.

catford

Thanks everyone--now i know what i pay my licence fee for---repeats,soap and old,old news!!
I have the updates,but didn't realise that they came on the second tues of the month.---shall i tell the beeb??
Probably be best not to or they will find some more outdated info to give out on a sunday morning!

Poppycat

The orginal report on BBC news wasnt old news as its dated Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 07:42 GMT 08:42 UK , mealy that you have only just read it.

leesmithg

Poppycat wrote:

The orginal report on BBC news wasnt old news as its dated Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 07:42 GMT 08:42 UK , mealy that you have only just read it.

Snap, and Tueday was 13th.

I did post on the 13th of June 2006, that at 19:00 the files were uploaded and ready to be used to update your systems.

I still don't like the BBC.:mad:

Rex_Mundi

I remember you posted there were no updates for 98SE. This was not true. I got updates on my XP64bit, W2000, and 98SE (4 critical on this one) machines.

Quincy_3

End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me.

leesmithg

Rex_Mundi wrote:

I remember you posted there were no updates for 98SE. This was not true. I got updates on my XP64bit, W2000, and 98SE (4 critical on this one) machines.

Really.

I said diddly.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=211939

Rex_Mundi

Next month is the last update for 98SE. There were updates last Tuesday for this OS.

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So what did this mean then?

leesmithg wrote:

Got 10 updates.

I feel for those 98 and 98se users, no more lollipops for you.