Windows 2000 patch : Dec 27

Hiya

This update resolves the "Malformed Data Frame Sent to a Windows 2000 Computer Through an Infrared Port Causes Stop Error" security vulnerability in Windows 2000, and is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-046. Download now to prevent a malicious user from causing your computer to crash by sending a malformed data frame to your computer's infrared port.

System Requirements
This update applies to Windows 2000

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/security/q252795/default.asp

Regards

eddie

 

Max

Its an update to the patch, direct from Microsoft's update site.

if you go to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-046.asp

at the bottom it says:

eddie

 

Okay

It was just that I read this:

Note This update also includes functionality that allows Windows 2000 to communicate with infrared-enabled mobile devices in order to establish a dial-up networking connection via an infrared port.

And usually when I see the word Update, I assume it means a new update on the patch. Microsoft do do that from time to time, but I guess that this isn't one of those times.

eddie

 

Okay Max

I admit, I was wrong, but there you go. However, looking at one of the articles that Microsoft have done, I remember posting this one:

http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?threadid=60947

The original patch was to do with Exchange 5.5 with IE. Apparenlty, some users were installing this patch whose IE was lower than 5. The original bulletin didn't mention this.

The update did, but they didn't change the name, just said Updated. Also, it gave instructions for people who had already applied the patch.

I realise that 99% of the time they do change it, but on occasion they may not.

Anyway, as I say, it was an honest mistake.

Sorry for any inconvenience

eddie