By Ina Fried, 12 October 2006 08:20
NEWS
After fixing some initial glitches, Microsoft said the patches released on Tuesday are now being delivered to users of its automated services.
When the software maker released the 10 patches on Tuesday, the only way people could get them was to manually download them. The company said that was due to problems with its automated tools, including Windows' Automatic Updates, Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services.
However, a Microsoft representative said those tools were working as of late Tuesday afternoon (PDT). The company updated its blog on the topic as well.
It said on the blog: "Our teams have resolved the network issues with Microsoft Update. You should start seeing content replicated out to Microsoft Update, Automatic Updates, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update v6."
The 10 patches fix a collective 26 flaws, one of the largest monthly fixes ever and the largest this year, according to outside security providers. Six critical fixes for Office and Windows were included.
Microsoft said last week to expect 11 patches but a company representative on Tuesday said that one of the fixes, a critical patch to Windows, "did not meet the quality bar" and will be part of next month's updates.
Ina Fried writes for CNET News.com
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1. Kim Syrett
Dealing with such a large number of patches at once, even for long-established Microsoft products, demonstrates that companies need to think carefully about their patch management policies and deployment. Traditionally, IT staff have run from PC to PC to fix problems. This is clearly not practical if there are hundreds of machines. You need an automated patch management solution that can deploy patches and anti-virus solutions remotely and can tell the IT department exactly what is running on each PC, better still a solution that pre-vets and packages the patches prior to distribution deploys the patch on a targetted subset of the estate with an automated mass update subject to the succes of the pilot.