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Reminder - Windows Vista SP1 RC Builds Expire soon!
Hi there - Quick reminder for all of you out there who helped test Windows Vista SP1 and may still be running Release Candidate builds (any build less than 6.0.6001.18000) . The RC builds will expire on June 30th - so if you happen to running one, be Read More...
More on Windows XP Service Pack 3...
We'd like to provide more information and address reports you may have heard about "continuous reboot loops" occurring upon the update to Windows XP SP3. After investigation, we’ve determined this problem occurs on AMD-based machines with Windows XP images Read More...
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Now Available on Windows Update
Hello, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available on Windows Update (and the Microsoft Download Center)! If you'd like to install it via WU today, you'll need to visit the Windows Update website. To do this, go to Windows Update and perform an express Read More...
Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287
Back in February, we posted about the release of a couple of prerequisites for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. While several million customers installed the updates successfully, you may have read that a few customers experienced an endless reboot cycle Read More...
Reminder: Office 2003 SP3 Automatic Distribution Begins Today
Office 2003 SP3 has been available interactively on MU for many months now, but, as you may remember from our post last month, today marks the beginning of automatic distribution to MU users. We've heard great feedback from customers who've already installed Read More...
Another note regarding KB935509...
We had a small number of early customer reports, that in some cases, this update (KB935509) was being offered for installation on all Windows Vista editions vs. just Ultimate and Enterprise. A quick adjustment of the applicability logic was released shortly Read More...
Note regarding KB935509...
Hi all, Just dropping a quick line to let you know about one of the updates we're releasing this week to Windows Update (it's a little different than usual). The update, KB935509, is a prerequisite to Windows Vista Service Pack 1, which will be coming Read More...
WSUS admins... additional updates from Windows Live (Photo Gallery and Toolbar)
Today, Windows Live will release two additional critical updates: 1. Update for Windows Live Photo Gallery (KB 944990) 2. Update For Windows Live Toolbar (KB 944786) Update for Windows Live Photo Gallery (KB 944990) This critical update will apply to Read More...
WSUS Admins…Windows Live BETA applications are being updated to their released (RTM) versions
Today Windows Live will ship two updates: 1. Update for Windows Live Mail (KB 944990) 2. Update for Windows Live Writer (KB 944990) These updates will apply to all Windows Live Mail Beta and Windows Live Writer Beta users. The RTM version of this software Read More...
WSUS Admins…New Product Categories appearing in WSUS
A new product family called Microsoft HealthVault is being added. Microsoft HealthVault enables consumers to store health and fitness information for themselves and their family in a single place in the cloud, and manage their wellness in new ways with Read More...
WSUS Admins - New and modified categories for the Windows Live product family
In early September 2007, you will see eight new / modified product categories in the Windows Live family of products. Following are the categories - 1. Windows Live contains updates/upgrades for all Windows Live programs. All Windows Live programs are Read More...
WSUS Admins - Windows Live Mail Category Rename
Starting 8/17, we are renaming the Windows Live Mail category (under the Windows Live product family) to Mail Installation and Upgrades. The Mail Installation and Upgrades category contains installation and upgrade files for an e-mail program that allows Read More...
WSUS and Windows Server 2003 Sp2
WSUS admins… a quick note regarding the delivery of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. We have discovered that in some instances Windows Server 2003 SP2 fails to install automatically. While we investigate further, we have changed the behavior of the Read More...
New Category Windows Live Messenger under “Windows Live” family
A new category for WSUS... Starting 6/21 – you will see a new category within the Windows Live product family. The Windows Live Messenger category is being used to distribute Windows Live Messenger updates and upgrades. At this time, it is only used for Read More...
New Category under "SDK Components" Family - CAPICOM
Folks... a new category has arrived: CAPICOM is an ActiveX control, Scriptable interface, and COM object re-distributed by Microsoft, 3rd party applications and web sites. More information about the functionality offered through CAPICOM is available on Read More...
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