Tomorrow is Patch Tuesday at Microsoft, and the Washington Post's Brian Krebs says it's likely that among the patches we'll see tomorrow will be Internet Explorer 7. That would mean that everybody who has Windows Update set to automatically install patches will reboot to find a brand new IE on their desktop. Microsoft has declined to comment, but has confirmed that IE7 would be shipping this month. Patch Tuesday seems like the obvious opportunity. Krebs also says that one of IE7's most-touted features, its security "containment wall," won't be present in the Windows XP version of the browser.Posts with tag PatchTuesday
IE7 among tomorrow's Windows Updates
Tomorrow is Patch Tuesday at Microsoft, and the Washington Post's Brian Krebs says it's likely that among the patches we'll see tomorrow will be Internet Explorer 7. That would mean that everybody who has Windows Update set to automatically install patches will reboot to find a brand new IE on their desktop. Microsoft has declined to comment, but has confirmed that IE7 would be shipping this month. Patch Tuesday seems like the obvious opportunity. Krebs also says that one of IE7's most-touted features, its security "containment wall," won't be present in the Windows XP version of the browser.Wayward Windows patch patched
I was sure we wouldn't see a
fix for this one until May's Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft has announced that the fix for the troublesome
patch released two weeks ago will be available tomorrow, April 25, halfway through its usual patch cycle. Microsoft
also has a knowledgebase article on the issue which basically
says "it's the fault of this old third party software" and gives a few registry tweaks if for some reason you
can't wait for the patch. Plus one point for fixing it out of cycle, Microsoft. Minus two for releasing a broken patch
in the first place.
