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Questions about today's MS updates

18 years ago

My updates show two security updates for XP and three for Office 2007. The only Office 2007 item I have on my computer is the Power Point 2007 viewer. Do I need to download and install these Office updates since I do not have 2007 versions of Word, Excel, etc.?

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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
18 years ago
it only gives you the ones appropriate for what you have on your pc so yes. It scans your pc to provide you with the proper updates.
grandms
Original Author
18 years ago
Okay. They are rather large, so I'm going to do only one at a time to simplify(?) things.
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grandms
Original Author
18 years ago
Still this seems strange to me. I did a search for Office 2007 and all that showed up was Power Point Viewer 2007. But I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
18 years ago
it is obviously some part of the basic setup that has the issue so any part of office you would have could have the "hole"
I have not looked at the specific updates yet so I really don't know what it is patching.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2008

icrosoft Security Bulletin(s) for September 9, 2008

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Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletin(s).

Note: Â»www.microsoft.com/technet/security and Â»www.microsoft.com/security are authoritative in all matters concerning Microsoft Security Bulletins! ANY e-mail, web board or newsgroup posting (including this one) should be verified by visiting these sites for official information. Microsoft never sends security or other updates as attachments. These updates must be downloaded from the microsoft.com download center or Windows Update. See the individual bulletins for details.

Because some malicious messages attempt to masquerade as official Microsoft security notices, it is recommended that you physically type the URLs into your web browser and not click on the hyperlinks provided.

Bulletin Summary:

Â»www.microsoft.com/technet/securiÂ·Â·Â·sep.mspx

Critical (4)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-054
Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954154)
Â»www.microsoft.com/technet/securiÂ·Â·Â·054.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052
Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593)
Â»www.microsoft.com/technet/securiÂ·Â·Â·052.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-053
Vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954156)
Â»www.microsoft.com/technet/securiÂ·Â·Â·053.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-055
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047)
Â»www.microsoft.com/technet/securiÂ·Â·Â·055.mspx

Please note that Microsoft may release bulletins out side of this schedule if we determine the need to do so.

If you have any questions regarding the patch or its implementation after reading the above listed bulletin you should contact Product Support Services in the United States at 1-866-PCSafety 1-866-727-2338. International customers should contact their local subsidiary.

As always, download the updates only from the vendors website - visit Windows Update and Office Update or Microsoft Update websites. You may also get the updates thru Automatic Updates functionality in Windows system.

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