Re: Installing patch KB837001 via Windows Update

["Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

Okay it's the end of the day and I gotta rant.  We keep talking about 
how Microsoft should regression test these patches and yet look what we 
are asking them to do.

In IE they have to release it in 400 different interations.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2004/01/14.html#a6186

I have wacked off smb signing on my box.  I have Line of business 
software that they've never heard of, you name it.  If you do a tripwire 
on a server, you see that it's in constant motion with log files and all 
the things it does on a daily basis.  It's sort of like an airplane when 
you think about it..... as you go thundering down the runway somehow it 
just works.  It's actually kind of amazing in that.

http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2914659,00.html

Yes, I want them to build better patches, but I'd rather they'd build 
patches in a way that I can get back to where I was before the patch 
went on as well.  The reality is they cannot patch for all the "junk" 
that I have on my box.  And that's the reality of Patch Managment.  I 
have to take the risk.  I have to make the decision.  In my office I'm 
taking the chance that my ports are pretty nice and tight and nothing 
[while exploit code is out] is in worm mode and I'm coming in to the 
office tomorrow when everyone else is making a nice three day weekend 
out of it and patching my LAN and cleaning my office.  [Do I know how to 
party or what?]

The point is no vendor can patch test for the environments we have.  
Ever.  So we need to take our own responsibility for our networks.

Susan



Hien Nguyen wrote:

> I ran another update today and it seemed that all the patches installed OK.
> Checked Add/Remove Programs, checked the registry, and the patches are all
> there. It's strange that when WU install the patch KB837001 (MS04-014), it
> took a rather long time to complete (nearly 10 minutes for me).
>
> So far, I have not notice any side-effects. So it's a case of monitoring the
> servers and see if any errors will come up.
>
> One would think that when patches are released, that they have been
> thoroughly regression tested. But when patches are deemed critical, you have
> little choice but patch, and patch quickly.
>
> Thanks to everyone who has responded.
>
> Hien Nguyen
> Network Administrator
> Information Technology
> City of Whittlesea
> Australia
>
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