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Re: Installing patch KB837001 via Windows Update
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  • To: "Patch Management Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  • Subject: Re: Installing patch KB837001 via Windows Update
  • From: Michal Wawer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  • Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:14:41 +0200
  • References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  • Reply-to: "Patch Management Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> I patched a W2K server at work yesterday using Windows Update
> (my personal server under my desk) and the install process hit
> the proxy for three of the four patches applied. I had to log
> into the proxy each time and there was limited network activity
> so I suspect that James is correct, that the install was
> checking a cert or signature before completing it's task.

No. They are express setup/installers (all have the same size,
about 260 kB I think) trying to get proper files depending
of OS in which they were ran.

Regards,
Michal Wawer

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