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Microsoft offers fix for Outlook Web in Vista

March 16, 2007 The software maker said said it has issued a patch to allow Outlook Web Access to properly run in Windows Vista. TAGS: Microsoft Outlook Web Access, patch, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to fix Windows patch

April 21, 2006 Updated version of fix will repair problems some people had after installing first version of "critical" security patch. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Explorer, patch, spokesman, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, NVidia, firewall, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, HP

Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early

April 2, 2007 Software maker had planned to wait until April 10, but will now issue the patch Tuesday given there is a public exploit using the hole. TAGS: patch, attack, software company, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Critical Windows patch may wreak PC havoc

October 15, 2005 Patch to fix serious Windows flaws can lock users out of their computer, prevent the Windows firewall from starting, block applications and cause other trouble. TAGS: patch, Microsoft Windows Firewall, software company, Microsoft Corp., firewall, Microsoft Windows, PC

Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw

February 17, 2006 Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw. TAGS: flaw, media player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, patch, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix

July 6, 2005 Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory. TAGS: tablet PC, tablet, patch, software company, fix, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

'Critical' patches released for Windows

January 11, 2005 Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, patch management, patch, attacker, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

Microsoft: Windows patch is flawed

March 31, 2005 Software giant confirms a problem in a security update it issued for Windows 98 and Windows ME in January. TAGS: patch, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft takes a patch breather

March 4, 2005 Last month, a dozen updates. This month, none. One analyst calls Redmond's restraint "a good sign." TAGS: copy protection, patch, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Beating Microsoft to the punch

January 4, 2006 newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, Microsoft Windows Metafile, SANS Institute, Belgium, source code, F-Secure Corp., flaw, security company, fix, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft fixes faulty security patch

August 18, 2006 The "hotfix" is designed to address a problem in a patch for a flaw that is already being used by worms. TAGS: security patch, patch, worm, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Patch for masses swats Windows bug

February 24, 2005 Microsoft uses Windows Update to fix a problem that caused PCs to show the "blue screen of death." TAGS: Microsoft Windows Update, blue screen of death, patch, fix, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, antivirus, firewall, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw

June 12, 2006 JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., worm, Yahoo! Mail, Symantec Corp., flaw, advisory, JavaScript, patch, e-mail, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, server, security

Security pros patch older Windows versions

September 30, 2006 Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, patch, fix, service pack, security, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Microsoft fixes can cause Windows Media Player trouble

March 9, 2006 A trio of updates for Windows Media Player, including a recent security patch, can cause the software to malfunction. TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, patch, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, server

Windows users swamp WMF patch site

January 4, 2006 Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Ilfak Guilfanov, F-Secure Corp., IRC, patch, system administrator, flaw, HTTP, trojan horse, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw

October 22, 2005 Computer code exploits a flaw in Windows similar to the hole that led to the Zotob worm two months ago. TAGS: Zotob worm, flaw, representative, patch, attack, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks

July 15, 2005 Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs. TAGS: attacker, iDefense, Windows PC, patch, denial of service, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Sky hit by Windows Media DRM crack

September 12, 2006 British broadcaster suspends movie downloads after arrival of new software that breaks Windows Media patch. TAGS: BSkyB, circumvention, digital-rights management, Windows Media, patch, broadband, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows
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