Please patch now, if you have not already done so...

  • Thread starter Thread starter Bill Sanderson
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Yes, you're right, Robin.

Last night -- right after I read Bill's post -- I went to the site and
installed it.

I forgot that I had already installed it back on October 23rd, but it
re-installed without any problems.

So maybe now I'm doubly protected. :-)

Alan
 
Sorry for not being clearer! Yes- Alan and Robin were correct about what I
want everyone to do.



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Hi Robin,

I just went to the site and "installed" it again. I have no idea if it's
actually re-installing again, but there are none of the usual nag messages
telling me that the installation already exists.

However, after the "install," I am NOT told that I need to re-boot. So maybe
it realizes that whatever needed to be fixed was all set from an earlier
time.

Alan
 
It's always better to use Microsoft Update
(http://www.update.microsoft.com/) than downloading specific patches,
unless it's a hotfix. Explicitly downloading and installing patches may
actually wipe out newer updates (which will not happen when using
Microsoft Update).
 
Hi Pat,

I pretty much always do go through Windows Updates, although I do it
manually rather than via Automatic Updates.

But, when I did go to WU last night after I saw Bill's message, it didn't
show that I needed anything, so I went the manual route for the hotfix.

Of course, a little later when I went back to WU and checked my install
history I saw that KB 958644 had first been installed on October 23.

C'est la vie. ;->

Alan
 
Am I right in thinking that fix forms part of XP SP 3? I`m showing it on my
system but don`t recall specifically installing it thru WU.

Stu
 
Thanks for the input Pat .. my prob is I reinstalled my system a few days
back so all fixes show 25 Oct which is/was synonomous with me installing
SP3... Anyway. It is on my system so thats reassuring.

Stu
 
This is not SP3 related--but an entirely new fix to a file which may well
have also had a version rev in SP3.
 
If you read the article on the link, you will see (under "Related
Software") that it is for
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64
Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows
Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
 
Hi all,

is it still necessary to patch KB956644 or has that been covered already by
the latest SP3 Patch?
 
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