Re: Security Updates 101


I second that.
I just saw the link posted by Shayna [MS] here two days ago in a reply to some post.
No other announcements that I saw.

One centralized constant location for XPe updates available to *everyone* has always been a really week place of the product.

What's really confusing me is why other embedded products of Microsoft such as WinCE have their updates publicly available. While
for XPe you have to be an OEM or sort of to get access to those websites with heck of complicated register procedure.

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Regards,
KM


KM wrote:

It used to be 2 places where you could download the updates for XPe.
From Feb 1 it is going to be just one location supported.

Here is the blog page with the info about the changes:
http://blogs.msdn.com:80/embedded/archive/2007/01/30/location-of-xpe-updates-is-changing-at-the-end-of-january.aspx

WTF, since when is this known?! I had been on the Secure OEM site two weeks ago, and had seen no announcement of that sort. The
Blog entry is from Jan-30, and the site is closing Jan-31?? Why the freaking rush?

We have to register now on two new sites by EMAIL. Give me a break. What if I need to download something in the meantime? Why no
anncouncement HERE? Or in the Embedded Devwire Newsletter? All kinds of <beep> is in that newsletter, why not an announcement on
an issue like this??

I hate to lose my countenance, but this is genuine Microsoft. :-(


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