Re: CRITICAL ACTION NEEDED FOR SBSers <<<<<How to patch your Network>>>>>>

From: John Bouley (spamjabouley_at_nationalsoftwaresystems.com)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:13:11 -0500

Am I the only one who can not get to Microsoft.com? I have been trying for
the past week with no success!

John
"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
wrote in message news:uI3lw7m8DHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-007.asp
>
> Go to that page, click on the version that matches your underlying
> operating system and manually patch.
>
> Ray Joslyn wrote:
> > When you mean manually do you mean not through windows update. There
was no
> > reason given in the event viewer for why it did not install.
> > Ray
> >
> > "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> > wrote in message news:e%239waKk8DHA.360@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>Try installing it manually
> >>
> >>Also what's the exact reason it gives for not installing?
> >>
> >>Ray Joslyn wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I did go ahead and shut down exchange and applied the patch. When it
> >
> > was
> >
> >>>through it did not ask me to reboot. Looking at the event viewer it
> >
> > says
> >
> >>>that the patch failed. It never told me that after it was done. But I
> >>>suspected something since it did not ask to reboot. Hfnetck along with
> >>>windows update reports the patch is not installed. So how can I get
> >
> > this
> >
> >>>installed?
> >>>Ray
> >>>
> >>>"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> >>>wrote in message news:OFgf01d8DHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I've personally not been ...but like Super G... your mileage may vary.
> >>>>Best to do it.
> >>>>
> >>>>SuperGumby wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>it's not particular to this patch. As a 'best practice' it is just
good
> >>>
> >>>form
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>to not only stop Exchange but also any other non-essential services
(AV
> >>>
> >>>and
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>Backup for example) before patching.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>BTW Susan, I've been bitten when not performing a restart before
> >>>
> >>>patching.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>If not necessary it is right up there in the 'highly recommended'
area.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>--
> >>http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
>

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