Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
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Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
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Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#2Not even a wormable flaw could convince them to patch Vista, apparently (assuming it's not somehow magically invulnerable when the versions before and after it weren't).
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#3Not even a wormable flaw could convince them to patch Vista, apparently (assuming it's not somehow magically invulnerable when the versions before and after it weren't).
"Users of Windows Vista can download the updates (Monthly Rollup or Security Online) of Windows Server 2008 from the Update Catalog and install them manually." https://borncity.com/win/2019/05/15/critical-update-for-wind...
But this is definitely confusing. MS explicitly offers patches for Win 7, Server 2008, Server 2003, and XP, but there's no "Vista" link visible.
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/ad... https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4500705/customer-gu...
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#4Not even a wormable flaw could convince them to patch Vista, apparently (assuming it's not somehow magically invulnerable when the versions before and after it weren't).
That's an incredibly ironic complaint coming from a Google employee.
Let me know next time you guys patch Google Reader.
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#5Not even a wormable flaw could convince them to patch Vista, apparently (assuming it's not somehow magically invulnerable when the versions before and after it weren't).
"Users of Windows Vista can download the updates (Monthly Rollup or Security Online) of Windows Server 2008 from the Update Catalog and install them manually." https://borncity.com/win/2019/05/15/critical-update-for-wind... But this is definitely confusing. MS explicitly offers patches for Win 7, Server 2008, Server 2003, and XP, but there's no "Vista" link visible. https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-gu…
It makes sense not to mention Vista in a headline consider the very low usage rates.
If anyone should not expect security update news via popular news outlets its Window's Vista users. There are plenty of niche channels for niche product releases.
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#6Not even a wormable flaw could convince them to patch Vista, apparently (assuming it's not somehow magically invulnerable when the versions before and after it weren't).
That's an incredibly ironic complaint coming from a Google employee. Let me know next time you guys patch Google Reader.
Reader is a discontinued product that nobody can use. Patching it makes no sense.
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#7I don't understand why they would do this. If I was a microsoft manager I would be glad something like this happened because it would force people off of old OSs without having the bad rep of doing it through nag popups.
Now everyone on XP will feel safe because its still getting updates.
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's an incredibly ironic complaint coming from a Google employee. Let me know next time you guys patch Google Reader.
Reader is a discontinued product that nobody can use. Patching it makes no sense.
That was a joke, but it's why the OP was so ironic.
Google has absolutely terrible support. You can't even use their products when they discontinue them, and they discontinue them all the time. Maybe I should have used Nest for my example, which people actually paid for, put in their houses, and now can't use any more.
Last release of XP was 11 years ago. Extended support ended 5 years ago. Yet people who want to use it still can, and even still get occasional security patches. Even Vista is still usable and gets updated, as mentioned in a sibling comment.
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#9I don't understand why they would do this. If I was a microsoft manager I would be glad something like this happened because it would force people off of old OSs without having the bad rep of doing it through nag popups. Now everyone on XP will feel safe because its still getting updates.
Many institutions and hospitals still use XP. And they pay Microsoft a lot to support it.
Re: Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
#10I don't understand why they would do this. If I was a microsoft manager I would be glad something like this happened because it would force people off of old OSs without having the bad rep of doing it through nag popups. Now everyone on XP will feel safe because its still getting updates.
Many institutions and hospitals still use XP. And they pay Microsoft a lot to support it.
Do they really still pay for XP? I thought it went completely EOL some years ago.