Guest ll Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 I am asking about Win XP updates that are _not_ security related. With that many lines of code in XP, you can be certain that there are bugs. That's just simple statistics. Does MS also create patches for the more important non-security-related bugs? If so, where are they? I have looked on the MS website and cannot find what I am looking for. A search of the website turns up many links about updates. Typically they will have subjects like: "Get the latest _security_ updates _automatically_". That is precisely what I am NOT looking for. I do that already. I want to review a list of available patches for other issues. How do I do this? Thanks.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Re: Win XP Updates -- NON Security Related Use the Custom option at Windows Updates. That will show you updates that aren't security updates. Otherwise, most of the code updating, bug fixes, etc., are contained in Service Packs, though HotFixes may be available. AFAIK, the only way to find those last ones is to search the KB for info on the "bug" you think needs fixing. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "ll" <ll@nospam.com> wrote in message news:joadndPJNfGMKCnbnZ2dnUVZ_veinZ2d@comcast.com... >I am asking about Win XP updates that are _not_ > security related. > > With that many lines of code in XP, you can be certain > that there are bugs. That's just simple statistics. > Does MS also create patches for the more important > non-security-related bugs? If so, where are they? > > I have looked on the MS website and cannot find > what I am looking for. A search of the website > turns up many links about updates. Typically > they will have subjects like: > "Get the latest _security_ updates _automatically_". > That is precisely what I am NOT looking for. > I do that already. > > I want to review a list of available patches for > other issues. How do I do this? > Thanks.
Guest ll Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Re: Win XP Updates -- NON Security Related Re: Win XP Updates -- NON Security Related "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote: > Use the Custom option at Windows Updates. > That will show you updates that aren't > security updates. That's not what I am talking about. I'm not talking about running Windows Update on a subject computer. In any form. All "custom" does is get you an occasional Optional Software patch, and -- rarely -- an Optional Hardware patch. In both those infrequent cases those updates are displayed only because MS has decided to show them to you. I'm a unix and network sys admin. I do this stuff for a living for unix systems. Some of the patches that are not security related would curl your hair, if you know what components your computers use. I just want to look at a list of all available patches and decide what I, not MS, think is important for my computers. > HotFixes may be available. Perhaps that's what I'm looking for. I'll search their website for that term. Thanks.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Re: Win XP Updates -- NON Security Related Re: Win XP Updates -- NON Security Related Windows is not Unix. Not even close, <s>. Yes, there are any number of bugs that have fixes, whether HotFixes, Registry edits, or other procedures that you can do. But AFAIK, HotFixes, Service Packs, and Updates are the only "patches" available. HotFixes are a category that MS uses to address specific issues that generally do not apply to most systems, and MS has you call to get them so they can keep track of how many times they're used, under what conditions, for follow-up, etc. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "ll" <ll@nospam.com> wrote in message news:7JOdnZV718PglijbnZ2dnUVZ_jCdnZ2d@comcast.com... > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote: >> Use the Custom option at Windows Updates. >> That will show you updates that aren't >> security updates. > > That's not what I am talking about. > I'm not talking about running Windows Update > on a subject computer. In any form. > > All "custom" does is get you an occasional > Optional Software patch, and -- rarely -- > an Optional Hardware patch. > > In both those infrequent cases those updates are > displayed only because MS has decided to show them > to you. > > I'm a unix and network sys admin. I do this stuff > for a living for unix systems. Some of the patches > that are not security related would curl your hair, > if you know what components your computers use. > > I just want to look at a list of all available patches > and decide what I, not MS, think is important for > my computers. > >> HotFixes may be available. > > Perhaps that's what I'm looking for. > I'll search their website for that term. > Thanks.
Guest Andrew Murray Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: Win XP Updates -- NON Security Related Since most of the bugs in Windows *are* security related, this is obviously where the priority lies.... "ll" <ll@nospam.com> wrote in message news:joadndPJNfGMKCnbnZ2dnUVZ_veinZ2d@comcast.com... >I am asking about Win XP updates that are _not_ > security related. > > With that many lines of code in XP, you can be certain > that there are bugs. That's just simple statistics. > Does MS also create patches for the more important > non-security-related bugs? If so, where are they? > > I have looked on the MS website and cannot find > what I am looking for. A search of the website > turns up many links about updates. Typically > they will have subjects like: > "Get the latest _security_ updates _automatically_". > That is precisely what I am NOT looking for. > I do that already. > > I want to review a list of available patches for > other issues. How do I do this? > Thanks.
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