RE: Unsigned Windows 2000 Patches

From: Bejon Parsinia (bejon@supertel.com)
Date: 02/21/02 

From: "Bejon Parsinia" <bejon@supertel.com>
To: <ar@sz.chn.tuv.com>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:44:15 -0800

Have you downloaded the "Root Certificates Update" from MS Update? This
should remove that message. MS has updated its certificates and your
machine is out of date. :) Shocker for MS eh?

Enjoy,

Bejon

-----Original Message-----
From: ar@sz.chn.tuv.com [mailto:ar@sz.chn.tuv.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 12:32 AM
To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com; security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Unsigned Windows 2000 Patches

Hi,

Recently, when I try to download patches from Microsoft I get the messages
"Unknown Software Package", "The Software you are trying to install is not
signed." "Microsoft cannot guarantee that this software will work with
Windows." etc.

Is this just temporary or is this the extension of the Mircrosoft
"We-don't-test-our-software-and-don't-guarantee-it-is-working-and-if-you-use
-it-you-have-to-blame-only-yourself-Policy"

towards the patches?

What is safer, install no patches or install unsigned patches?

Cheers,
Andreas

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