Microsoft Update Supported Products?

Is there a definitive list of products which Microsoft Update actually
supports & updates?

Regards
Vince

Vince;
"Which products does Microsoft Update support?
In addition to Windows updates, the Microsoft Update website offers updates
for some Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office 2003, Office XP,
Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft SQL Server. Typically, only updates
for the latest version of each product are offered."
http://update.microsoft.com/microsof....aspx&ln=en-us

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"Vince Woodley" <> wrote in message
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> Is there a definitive list of products which Microsoft Update actually
> supports & updates?
>
> Regards
> Vince

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Vince;
> "Which products does Microsoft Update support?
> In addition to Windows updates, the Microsoft Update website offers updates
> for some Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office 2003, Office XP,
> Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft SQL Server. Typically, only updates
> for the latest version of each product are offered."
> http://update.microsoft.com/microsof....aspx&ln=en-us

Thanks for your reply. I'm aware of that partial list but what I'm asking
for is a definitive list which specifies exactly which "some Microsoft
products" Microssoft Update supports in addition to the ones mentioned there
as being included..

Regards
Vince

Vince;
I think that is it for now.

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"Vince Woodley" <> wrote in message
news:23274538-6294-4640-95B1-> Thanks for your reply. I'm aware of that
partial list but what I'm asking
> for is a definitive list which specifies exactly which "some Microsoft
> products" Microssoft Update supports in addition to the ones mentioned
> there
> as being included..
>
> Regards
> Vince

Jupiter,
Thanks for your thoughts.

I'd hope someone at Microsoft must know what the Microsft Update service is
doing!? ;-)

The question is:
Is that information in the public arena?

Regards
Vince

Check out TechNet article 895660

"Massimoth" wrote:

> Check out TechNet article 895660


Thanks for the pointer, it's extremely interesting!

FYI - Microsoft Technical Support kindly provided me with the following
list on 27 September 2005:

* Microsoft Windows XP
* Microsoft Windows 2000*
* Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
* Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition
* Microsoft Windows 98
* All Windows components (such as MSXML, MDAC, and Microsoft Virtual Machine)
* Microsoft Office 2003
* Microsoft Office 2000
* Microsoft Office XP
* Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and upwards
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and upwards
* Microsoft .Net Framework 1.0 and upwards
* Microsoft Outlook Express
* Microsoft DirectX
* Microsoft Exchange Server**
* Microsoft SQL Server***
* MSN Messenger

This has in addition to the TechNet webpage 895660 you mention the following:

* Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition
* Microsoft Windows 98
* Microsoft Office 2003
* Microsoft Office 2000
& less importantly:
* Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and upwards
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and upwards

Note the rather important presence of the current version of Microsoft
Office (2003) that appears to have been accidentally left out (I hope!) of
the list in the TechNet 895660 webpage!

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;895660 also specifically has:

* Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (Office XP and later)
* Windows Script 5.1, 5.5, 5.6
* 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003
* 64-bit versions of Windows XP
* Microsoft Windows XP, Embedded Edition

but really those could be assumed from the previous list.

Regards
Vince Woodley

The communication by Microsoft about supported products is realy confusing, I
find.

If you received information that Microsoft Update supports i.e. Windows 98
and Office 2000, I presume that this product is included in the Microsoft
Update Catalog xml file.
Since Microsoft standardizes all of it scan tools onto the same Windows
Update agent (version 5.8 or higher), does this implies that also WSUS and
SMS's ITMU tools allow you to deploy patches for Office 2000 / Windows 98 ?