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Run windows update

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:42 am
by Naethyn
I was going to put this in tech support but a huge security vulnerability patch was released by microsoft today.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-067.mspx

Most people who exploit this will read the patch and then try to use the vulnerability on machines not yet updated.

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:47 am
by ClakarEQ
yeah, and it's wormable / scriptable

We started pushing this out across the globa yesterday with mandatory reboots at 12:00pm (doh 10 mins from now /crossfingers is all goes well :) )

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:23 am
by leah
my stupid work computer has seven updates that need installing but every single damn time i try, they all fail. wtf do i do with that.

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:27 am
by ClakarEQ
leah wrote:my stupid work computer has seven updates that need installing but every single damn time i try, they all fail. wtf do i do with that.

Talk to your IT folks, either something is borked up with WSUS or you could have a bug that cropped up a few weeks back where updates wouldn't get applied.

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:38 am
by Arlos
Or it could be that IT doesn't let ordinary users have administrator access to the machines.

-Arlos

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:58 am
by leah
who are you calling ordinary? :P

i'll have to put in a TO i guess. what a pain in the ass, i hate TOs.

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:10 pm
by Drem
halp i can't:

The site cannot continue because one or more of these Windows services is not running:

Automatic Updates (allows the site to find, download and install high-priority updates for your computer)
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) (helps updates download more quickly and without problems if the download process is interrupted)
Event Log (keeps a record of updating activities to help with troubleshooting, if needed)

all of those are running according to services.msc. dunno wtf is going on

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:14 am
by Drem
halp im gunna get virus

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:21 am
by brinstar
quit being a babby

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:48 am
by Harrison

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:34 am
by Drem
lololol

what foreign forum did they take that from hahahaha

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:52 am
by brinstar

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:54 am
by brinstar
for some reason the part that always gets me lollin' is "mroing" (and to a lesser extent "chrilden") well see you later

-Borat

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:34 am
by Harrison
I'm sorry for your lots

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:26 am
by KaiineTN
I ran update on my laptop, and now Windows blue screens every time the computer starts, safe mode and all. GG. >_<

Something about trying to execute non-executable memory. Zzz.

Re: Run windows update

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:22 pm
by Harrison
That is why I almost never use their bullshit.