Re: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?

[Troy <th () zeno com>]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:13:54 -0500, "Edge, Ronald D" <edge () indiana edu> wrote:

> > although this could be amusing...
> > http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp
>
> I particularly like the second link, which states on ordering a security
> CD:
>
> "Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery."
>
> By which time of course there will be either:
>       a) a patch to correct the mistakes in the patch on the CD 
>          which is in mail
> or
>       b) a whole new round of patches
> or
>       c) it will be too late to apply them because the users machine 
>          is already trojaned to hell and back.

Actually, that CD only includes the updates as of October 2003. It is
not meant as a replacement for security updates, but just to make it
easier to do a clean install of Windows. I suppose part of it is to
lessen the load on Microsoft's Windows Updates servers, but it does make
re-installing Windows much easier and faster for the average user who
does not know how to slipstream the updates into the Windows install CD.

-- 
Troy

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