Re: Installing patch KB837001 via Windows Update

["Mike Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

Not so... Windows Update uses an XML file that is downloaded at the very
start of the scan process. It is at that point that the OS is determined and
the correct patches for the particular OS are downloaded.

I will update another test server while running netmon and post the results.
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michal Wawer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Patch Management Mailing List"
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Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: Installing patch KB837001 via Windows Update


> > 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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