FYI: Aug. 14 2007 Microsoft "Patch Tuesday" Critical Updates (So far so good for me.)

I have Windows Updates set to automatically notify me of available critical patches. I used the Windows Update Tool Tray icon to download the updates and then I proceeded with the "Express Install" option.

I have Windows Media Player 10, Microsoft Office 2003, and Internet Explorer 7 installed and my OS is Windows XP Home SP2. I was offered (and I installed) 12 critical updates.

The updates were installed in the following order.

1. KB936782 - MS07-047: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player could allow remote code execution
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2. KB936181 - Description of the security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0: August 14, 2007
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3. KB938127 - MS07-050: Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language could allow remote code execution
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4. KB937143 - MS07-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
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5. KB890830 - The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000
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6. KB938829 - MS07-046: Vulnerability in GDI could allow remote code execution
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7. KB921503 - MS07-043: Vulnerability in OLE Automation could allow remote code execution
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8. KB936048 - Description of the security update for Office 2003: August 14, 2007
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9. KB938828 - Error message when the Explorer.exe process crashes on a Windows XP SP2-based computer: "STOP 0xc0000005 "
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10. KB936021 - Description of the security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0: August 14, 2007
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11. KB936643 - Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: August 14, 2007
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12. KB940602 - Description of the security update for Excel 2003: August 14, 2007
    

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After installing all the updates listed above, I was prompted to restart my computer. I restarted my computer and (so far) I have not noticed any problems.
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My Event Viewer log details for these updates are attached at the end of this message in case you wish to compare your log information to mine.


Instructions About How to Access and Use "Event Viewer ":

• Click Start.
• Right-click My Computer.
• Select "Manage" to open the "Computer Management" window.
  (Event Viewer will be displayed under the "System Tools" directory item.)
• Expand "Event Viewer" and then select "System" to view the critical updates logs.
• Double-click on an individual event to open the "Event Properties" window which shows details about the event.
  • You can use the up/down arrow buttons in the "Event Properties" window to move your focus to other events in the list.
  • Use the button below the up/down arrows to copy the details for an event to your clipboard for pasting elsewhere.

Alternatively, Event Viewer may be accessed as follows.

• Click Start > Run...
• Type [FONT= "Courier New"][SIZE= "3"]eventvwr.msc[/SIZE][/FONT] in the "Open:" field.
• Click the OK button.

 

Automatic Update

I was notified through automatic update and installed 12 critical patches.

When I restarted, I was prompted for 5 more updates in automatic update.

Did this happen to anybody else?

 

Worked fine. I have Automatic updates set to notify about new updates, but not to download, or install. I think i'll disable the notification as well since MSFT releases updates so infrequently and wuauclt.exe causes slowness when I boot.

EDIT: Heh, disabling the Automatic Updates service breaks manually updating with the website.

 

i have it set to auto-DL becuz i dont feel like going to their website, and i hate when XP just decides to restart on its own...

 

Hi,

Can anyone please tell me if KB936181 for Microsoft MXL Core Services 4.0 is required on an XP Home computer. I do not know what these services are or if they are installed by default or not.

any help will be appreciated.

Ann

 

i would install it, just incase it is reuired. it seems it addresses some scruity flaws, so go and install it, MS updates take up very very small space of HD space, if thats what you are worried about