Comments on: Microsoft fixes 15 flaws with six patches; four considered critical

Critical patches include those for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Mail, Win 32 API, and the Schannel Security Package.

[bobby_brady]

Who cares?! just use auto update

and this is all really a non-issue.

[cnetanon]

admins care...

sys admins care... we of course know it's patch tuesday but it's nice to have an easy to read synopsis of each... auto update on production servers?? anyone remember nt4 sp2? would have been great with auto update back then...

[n3td3v]

spam

I don't know if its "proper" to spam the Microsoft patch descriptions down the blog post, its not something any representative of Cnet has done before.

[prberg]

can't update

Anyone know why I can't download these patches? Normally my windows update works fine, but now the yellow shield is down in the corner and stuck at 0% downloading. I did check through IE and it wants me to download the 'genuine validation tool'. is that required? It didn't seem like a necessary update but I have to download it??

thanks.

[danxy]

Wait until after Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday is always overloaded. Wait until the day after Black Tuesday.

Better yet, use automatic updates and schedule them for Wednesdays, for example.

[giuliocesare]

Not bad!

Microsoft Windows Vista: 15 security holes, fixed with 6 patches...not bad, considering that Vista is not even 6 months old.

[Lindy01]

More for the Mac

in the same period of time. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

In either case, it only really matters if you have a sucssesful exploit/hack....as in are there any credible reports of a an actuall attack in the wild? That did anything? That was not some kind of test?

I read all the time about fixes....rarely do you see the massive attacks like we saw back in the days of slammer.