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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: nkotb on January 06, 2006, 11:06:00 am

Title: Windows Update question
Post by: nkotb on January 06, 2006, 11:06:00 am

I have a work question for anyone that would know.  My computer (and several others at work) were automatically updated last night; others aren't sure if it was or not.  Is there anyway to tell other than running Windows Update on every machine?  From what I can tell, there isn't an updated version or rev number.

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: kosmo vinyl on January 06, 2006, 11:10:00 am

if it's Windows XP and it was updated with hotfixes go to start>control panel>add remove programs to see if there are any security updates listed... you may need to check the box that says Show Updates in the top.

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: Chip Chanko on January 06, 2006, 11:12:00 am

I think it was fixing a security flaw in WMP.

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: kosmo vinyl on January 06, 2006, 11:13:00 am

another way to tell is to got into the \windows directory and you see a list of directories that start with $NtUninstall this is where it stores the update and you tell by the date stamp on the folder when the update was applied.

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: ratioci nation on January 06, 2006, 11:14:00 am

you can go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and click on "Review your update history" on the left and it will list any that were done with the date

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: chaz on January 06, 2006, 11:46:00 am

So how many of us on this board have tech jobs?
 
 *raises hand*

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: kosmo vinyl on January 06, 2006, 11:46:00 am

i plead the fifth

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: ratioci nation on January 06, 2006, 12:01:00 pm

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Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Beings:
  So how many of us on this board have tech jobs?
 
 *raises hand*

present

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: nkotb on January 06, 2006, 12:17:00 pm

Thanks for the tip, Kosmo.  I'm not sure why the higher ups wanted to know another way to check when Windows Update works just as well, but whatever.  They're happy now, which is what really matters.
 
 As for the tech job, count me in, although it's getting more techie by the day.  My background is graphic design, but that's broadening to include IT support at my new gig, on top of the web design and management I've been doing for the last few years.

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: vansmack on January 06, 2006, 02:02:00 pm

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Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Beings:
  So how many of us on this board have tech jobs?
 

If tech policy counts, then I'm in.

Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: on January 06, 2006, 05:26:00 pm

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Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: ggw on January 06, 2006, 05:28:00 pm

Robert Fripp is designing all the sounds for Windows Vista.
 
 

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Originally posted by Hanover Fiste:
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Title: Re: Windows Update question
Post by: Jaguar on January 07, 2006, 01:46:00 am

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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  Robert Fripp is designing all the sounds for Windows Vista.
 

Cool!