Comments on: Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw

Fix for critical security hole in Windows Media Format was added to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates at the last moment.

[mattumanu]

excuse

They used it as an excuse to make everyone upgrade to windows media player 11! Jackasses! I didn't want 11!

[mattumanu]

update

I just got off the phone with Microsoft. It turns out that windows media player itself is being sent an update today as well as the usual security updates. If you click to accept the update through WMP, you get WMP 11 as well as the security update for the vunerability.

If you go to windows update you get only the security update. Microsoft messed this up. Why they are sending out updates for WMP on the same day as patch tuesday is beyond me.

[Ryo Hazuki]

Objection over-ruled

Perhaps you should read what you are installing before you click yes, instead of blaiming Microsoft for your laziness. And what do you have to loose with upgrading Windows Media Player afterall? If version 10 is less secure than version 11 it makes all sense they are asking people to upgrade.

[Ryo Hazuki]

Objection over-ruled

Perhaps you should read what you are installing before you click yes, instead of blaiming Microsoft for your laziness. And what do you have to loose with upgrading Windows Media Player afterall? If version 10 is less secure than version 11 it makes all sense they are asking people to upgrade.

[wbenton]

Which One?

There were two you know?

Which ONE did they patch and why didn't they patch the other one and why did it take them so long to patch this one?

Those are the things that make NEWS newsworthy!!!

Walt

[slim-1]

Patch another one, just like the other one, you've been hanging onto it

and now your gonna get hit.

Sang to the tune of Don't Bogart Me.