RE: windows update download order

From: Jeff Miller (jrm.wa@verizon.net)
Date: 02/22/02 

From: "Jeff Miller" <jrm.wa@verizon.net>
To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:40:06 -0800

I'm not ENTIRELY sure, but MS's stated service pack philosophy is to
intelligently apply updates - meaning never overwrite newer patches. I
assume this extends to WindowsUpdate.

-----Original Message-----
From: emann@questinc.org [mailto:emann@questinc.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 7:39 PM
To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Subject: windows update download order

Does the order at which one downloads patches and updated off windows update
matter in a similar fashion to it would if you were applying hotfixes
manually?

The reason I ask is, by default, windows update wants you to d/l critical
updates first. In the case of tonight, there are critical updates which are
older than SRP1 which is also on windows update.

If I d/l critical updates, and reboot, then get the SRP1 off windows update,
am I running any risks of having SRP1 overright something that the
previously downloaded critical update has installed?

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