15 PCs which Windows Updates to Install

A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms of
security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the owner,
their
prior update was about 10 months ago.
Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and some
workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a lot of
overlap
but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.

My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each other,
the
sequence of installation, etc?


I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and read
comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search probably

will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether certain
updates
interact well with others.


Thank you in advance.

allanc wrote:
> A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms
> of security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the
> owner, their
> prior update was about 10 months ago.
> Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and some
> workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a lot of
> overlap
> but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>
> My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each other,
> the
> sequence of installation, etc?
>
>
> I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and
> read comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search
> probably
>
> will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether certain
> updates
> interact well with others.

Numerical is usually fine.

Critical Updates
----------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address ] -- Description:
9/14/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885626 ] -- Critical Update
for Windows XP
11/22/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885835 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885836 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886185 ] -- Critical Update
for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873339 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891781 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888302 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887472 ] -- Security Update
for Windows Messenger
4/11/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890859 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
5/18/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
5/24/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896344 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890046 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358 ] -- Security Update
for Microsoft Windows XP
6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896428 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
6/24/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900930 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
6/27/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
7/11/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901214 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896423 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899587 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899591 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893756 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901017 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902400 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905749 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905414 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899589 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900725 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
11/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896424 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
12/12/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910437 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
12/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904706 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
1/5/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912919 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
1/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908519 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
2/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911927 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
4/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911562 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
4/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911567 ] -- Cumulative
Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP
4/18/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904942 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
4/25/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900485 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
4/25/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908531 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
5/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913433 ] -- Security Update
for Flash Player
5/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913580 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
6/6/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916595 ] -- Update for Windows
XP
6/8/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918439 ] -- Vulnerability in
ART Image Rendering Could Allow Remote Code Execution in Internet Explorer
for Windows XP SP2
6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914389 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917953 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
6/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917344 ] -- JScript 5.6
Security Update for Windows XP SP1 and SP2
6/27/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911280 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
7/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917159 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
7/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914388 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/1/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918899 ] -- Cumulative Update
for Internet Explorer for Windows XP SP2
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920214 ] -- Security Update
for Outlook Express for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917422 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920670 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922616 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921883 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920683 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921398 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
8/17/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920872 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920685 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922582 ] -- Update for
Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919007 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
9/26/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP SP2
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922819 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924191 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924496 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923414 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923191 ] -- Security Update
for Windows XP

Media Player:
-------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
9/2/2004 -- [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30984 ] -- Windows
Media Player 10
11/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902344 ] -- Update for
WMDRM-enabled Media Players
2/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911564 ] -- Security Update
for Windows Media Player Plug-in
4/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911565 ] -- Security Update
for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917734 ] -- Security Update
for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP

..NET Framework:
------------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
3/30/2004 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bde ] -- Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 1.1 Redistributable Package
8/30/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885055 ] -- Microsoft .NET
Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
2/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887219 ] -- ASP.NET Security
Update for Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
3/22/2006 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bdv ] -- Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)
7/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917283 ] -- NDP 2.0 ASP.Net
Security Update
10/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922770 ] -- NET Framework
2.0 SYSTEM.WEB.DLL Security Update

Other Updates:
---------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
9/14/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873374 ] -- Microsoft GDI+
Detection Tool
9/2/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803 ] -- Windows Installer
3.1 Redistributable (v2)
10/14/2005 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bex ] -- Windows Media Connect 2.0
11/29/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909520 ] -- Microsoft Base
Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider Package: x86
10/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830 ] -- Microsoft®
Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2006

There's 83 of them and where to get them.


--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

allanc wrote:
> A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms
> of security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the
> owner, their prior update was about 10 months ago.
> Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and
> some workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a
> lot of overlap but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>
> My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each
> other, the sequence of installation, etc?
>
> I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and
> read comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search
> probably will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether
> certain updates interact well with others.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Numerical is usually fine.
>
> Critical Updates
> ----------------------
> Released: -- [ Web Page Address ] -- Description:
> 9/14/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885626 ] -- Critical
> Update for Windows XP
> 11/22/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885835 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885836 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886185 ] --
> Critical Update for Windows XP
> 12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873339 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891781 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888302 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887472 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows Messenger
> 4/11/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890859 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 5/18/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 5/24/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896344 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890046 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358 ] -- Security
> Update for Microsoft Windows XP
> 6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896428 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 6/24/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900930 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 6/27/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 7/11/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901214 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896423 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899587 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899591 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893756 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901017 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902400 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905749 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905414 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899589 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900725 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 11/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896424 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 12/12/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910437 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 12/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904706 ] --
> Security Update for Windows XP
> 1/5/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912919 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 1/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908519 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 2/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911927 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 4/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911562 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 4/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911567 ] --
> Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP
> 4/18/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904942 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 4/25/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900485 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 4/25/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908531 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 5/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913433 ] -- Security
> Update for Flash Player
> 5/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913580 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 6/6/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916595 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 6/8/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918439 ] --
> Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering Could Allow Remote Code
> Execution in Internet Explorer for Windows XP SP2
> 6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914389 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917953 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 6/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917344 ] -- JScript
> 5.6 Security Update for Windows XP SP1 and SP2
> 6/27/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911280 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 7/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917159 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 7/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914388 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/1/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918899 ] --
> Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP SP2
> 8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920214 ] -- Security
> Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP
> 8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917422 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920670 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922616 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921883 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920683 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921398 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 8/17/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920872 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920685 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922582 ] -- Update
> for Windows XP
> 9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919007 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 9/26/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP SP2
> 10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922819 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924191 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924496 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923414 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
> 10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923191 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows XP
>
> Media Player:
> -------------------
> Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
> 9/2/2004 -- [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30984 ] --
> Windows Media Player 10
> 11/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902344 ] -- Update
> for WMDRM-enabled Media Players
> 2/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911564 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in
> 4/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911565 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
> 6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917734 ] -- Security
> Update for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
>
> .NET Framework:
> ------------------------
> Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
> 3/30/2004 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bde ] -- Microsoft .NET
> Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package
> 8/30/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885055 ] --
> Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
> 2/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887219 ] -- ASP.NET
> Security Update for Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
> 3/22/2006 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bdv ] -- Microsoft .NET
> Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)
> 7/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917283 ] -- NDP 2.0
> ASP.Net Security Update
> 10/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922770 ] -- NET
> Framework 2.0 SYSTEM.WEB.DLL Security Update
>
> Other Updates:
> ---------------------
> Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
> 9/14/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873374 ] --
> Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
> 9/2/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803 ] -- Windows
> Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
> 10/14/2005 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bex ] -- Windows Media Connect
> 2.0 11/29/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909520 ] --
> Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider Package:
> x86 10/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830 ] --
> Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2006
>
> There's 83 of them and where to get them.

In addition - why can you not use http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ on
each of them?
Or maybe one and get a list of just what you need from that one?

If they all have access to the internet - suggest Automatic Updates turned
on to Download but not install (prompt) and get them to start doing it too.

--
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MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

So, in your opinion, I am safe with this list.
That is good to know.
Thank you.

On Nov 3, 6:59 pm, "Shenan Stanley" <newshel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> allanc wrote:
> > A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms
> > of security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the
> > owner, their
> > prior update was about 10 months ago.
> > Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and some
> > workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a lot of
> > overlap
> > but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>
> > My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> > updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each other,
> > the
> > sequence of installation, etc?
>
> > I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and
> > read comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search
> > probably
>
> > will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether certain
> > updates
> > interact well with others.Numerical is usually fine.
>
> There's 83 of them and where to get them.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

1. Enable Automatic Updates on each machine.

2. Play online games (on /your/ PC) for 2 weeks.

3. Collect your fee (less my 10%).

Description of the Automatic Updates feature in Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294871

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Win2K:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327850/

How to schedule automatic updates in WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=327838
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MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


allanc wrote:
> A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms of
> security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the owner,
> their
> prior update was about 10 months ago.
> Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and some
> workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a lot of
> overlap
> but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>
> My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each other,
> the
> sequence of installation, etc?
>
>
> I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and read
> comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search probably
>
> will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether certain
> updates
> interact well with others.
>
>
> Thank you in advance.

Welcome to updates - you got a good response I see - good luck with the
installing :-)
Antioch

"allanc" <> wrote in message
news: ups.com...
>A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms of
> security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the owner,
> their
> prior update was about 10 months ago.
> Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and some
> workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a lot of
> overlap
> but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>
> My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each other,
> the
> sequence of installation, etc?
>
>
> I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and read
> comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search probably
>
> will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether certain
> updates
> interact well with others.
>
>
> Thank you in advance.
>

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> allanc wrote:
> > A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms
> > of security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the
> > owner, their prior update was about 10 months ago.
> > Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and
> > some workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a
> > lot of overlap but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
> >
> > My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> > updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each
> > other, the sequence of installation, etc?
> >
> > I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and
> > read comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search
> > probably will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether
> > certain updates interact well with others.
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > Numerical is usually fine.
> In addition - why can you not use http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ on
> each of them?
> Or maybe one and get a list of just what you need from that one?
>
> If they all have access to the internet - suggest Automatic Updates turned
> on to Download but not install (prompt) and get them to start doing it too.

I did on half of the PCs and that is how I determined that each has
about 60-65 updates required and a total of about 80 unique.
Their connection is ISDN (64k) and very slow.
The reason that I am somewhat paranoid about it is that I am thinking
about several months ago to an update that caused major headaches with
many users address book (was it Outlook or Express?).

allanc wrote:
> A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms
> of security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the
> owner, their prior update was about 10 months ago.
> Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and
> some workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a
> lot of overlap but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>
> My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each
> other, the sequence of installation, etc?
>
> I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and
> read comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my
> search probably will not indicate the sequence of the updates and
> whether certain updates interact well with others.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> In addition - why can you not use
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ on each of them?
> Or maybe one and get a list of just what you need from that one?
>
> If they all have access to the internet - suggest Automatic
> Updates turned on to Download but not install (prompt) and get
> them to start doing it too.

allanc wrote:
> I did on half of the PCs and that is how I determined that each has
> about 60-65 updates required and a total of about 80 unique.
> Their connection is ISDN (64k) and very slow.
> The reason that I am somewhat paranoid about it is that I am
> thinking about several months ago to an update that caused major
> headaches with many users address book (was it Outlook or Express?).

What about a WSUS server?

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LVTravel wrote:
> Then, when they complain that some of their software doesn't work you can
> go
> back in and uninstall IE7 (as part of the automatic updates) because it
> has
> a known conflict with some vertical software on the market that is out
> there. A company I deal with has specifically stated that IE7 won't work
> on
> their remote access software.
>
>
> "PA Bear" <> wrote in message
> news:%23ztWQ47$...
>> 1. Enable Automatic Updates on each machine.
>>
>> 2. Play online games (on /your/ PC) for 2 weeks.
>>
>> 3. Collect your fee (less my 10%).
>>
>> Description of the Automatic Updates feature in Windows:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294871
>> How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525
>>
>> How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Win2K:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327850/
>>
>> How to schedule automatic updates in WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=327838 allanc wrote:
>>> A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms of
>>> security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the owner,
>>> their
>>> prior update was about 10 months ago.
>>> Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and some
>>> workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a lot of
>>> overlap
>>> but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>>>
>>> My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
>>> updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each other,
>>> the
>>> sequence of installation, etc?
>>>
>>>
>>> I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and read
>>> comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my search probably
>>>
>>> will not indicate the sequence of the updates and whether certain
>>> updates
>>> interact well with others.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.

On Nov 4, 6:58 pm, "Shenan Stanley" <newshel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> allanc wrote:
> > A company has asked me to update their Windows XP sp2 PCs in terms
> > of security patches, recommended updates, etc. According to the
> > owner, their prior update was about 10 months ago.
> > Based upon Windows Update, I have started to compile a list and
> > some workstations are missing as many as 65 updates. There is a
> > lot of overlap but so far I think my list has about 80 entries.
>
> > My question is whether there is a WEB site where I can check which
> > updates are actually necessary, safe, interact well with each
> > other, the sequence of installation, etc?
>
> > I realize that I can search for a specific update's KB number and
> > read comments. However, there are 80 so far. In addition, my
> > search probably will not indicate the sequence of the updates and
> > whether certain updates interact well with others.
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > In addition - why can you not use
> >http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/on each of them?
> > Or maybe one and get a list of just what you need from that one?
>
> > If they all have access to the internet - suggest Automatic
> > Updates turned on to Download but not install (prompt) and get
> > them to start doing it too.
> allanc wrote:
> > I did on half of the PCs and that is how I determined that each has
> > about 60-65 updates required and a total of about 80 unique.
> > Their connection is ISDN (64k) and very slow.
> > The reason that I am somewhat paranoid about it is that I am
> > thinking about several months ago to an update that caused major
> > headaches with many users address book (was it Outlook or Express?).What about a WSUS server?
>
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At this point I am more worried about deciding which updates I should
or should not install as compared to the 'how' of downloading them.
Would the WSUS server assist me in this regard?