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From: th at zeno.com (Troy)
Subject: Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:13:54 -0500, "Edge, Ronald D" <edge@...iana.edu> wrote:

> >although this could be amusing...
> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp
> 
> I particularly like the second link, which states on ordering a security
> CD:
> 
> "Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery."
> 
> By which time of course there will be either:
> 	a) a patch to correct the mistakes in the patch on the CD 
> 	   which is in mail
> or
> 	b) a whole new round of patches
> or
> 	c) it will be too late to apply them because the users machine 
> 	   is already trojaned to hell and back.

Actually, that CD only includes the updates as of October 2003. It is
not meant as a replacement for security updates, but just to make it
easier to do a clean install of Windows. I suppose part of it is to
lessen the load on Microsoft's Windows Updates servers, but it does make
re-installing Windows much easier and faster for the average user who
does not know how to slipstream the updates into the Windows install CD.

-- 
Troy