MS08-037 and reboots

I've look all through the kb but I don't see a requirement for restarts on
w2k and w2k3 did I miss something. Please note I've have not even tried the
install yet, I guess I could an then cancel the reboot until later!
thanks!
tr

 

Yes, it will need a reboot. Look at all the files it updates. There are
quite a number of them.

Here's more info on this hotfix:

Running an netstat -ab is just displaying the 2500 UDP ports that have been
reserved, but not necessarily in use.

MS08-037: Vulnerabilities in DNS could allow spoofing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/953230

How to reserve a range of ephemeral ports on a computer that is running
Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812873

MS08-037: Description of the security update for DNS in Windows Server 2003,
in Windows XP, and in Windows 2000 Server (client side): July 8, 2008:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=951748


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