Re: SUS Activity Last night

From: Tom Geairn (tgeairn_at_NEWVIEWCONSULTING.COM)
Date: 12/10/03

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    Yes, same patch and updates here. Generally the "Updated" status in SUS
    indicates that the installation criteria have been modified, not the
    patch itself.

    So, one new patch that applies to XP. Interesting that the KB article
    referenced does not exist. I won't be approving this patch yet!
    Browsing through the decision tree for the installation of this patch,
    it appears that it does in fact look for some Media Center Edition files
    to determine if it should install. SUS does not differentiate between
    XP and XP Media Center, so the additional checks are required. In other
    words, even if you accept the patch it will only get installed on XP MCE
    PCs. I'm guessing not very many people have those on an SUS managed
    network.

    A variety of updated install criterion. These appear to mostly be
    related to the removed patches. When MS determines that a patch
    actually supersedes another patch or two patches can be combined
    together, the install criteria can be modified to reduce the number of
    patches that need to be maintained. This is a VERY good thing, when you
    consider the number of permutations and combinations that all of these
    patches make.

    -Tom Geairn
    NewView Consulting, LLC 

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