Re: Windows Update: invalid after upgrade/overwite, then how to reapply?

From: those who know me have no need of my name (not-a-real-address@usa.net)
Date: 11/24/02 

From: those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net>
Date: 24 Nov 2002 07:15:26 GMT

in comp.security.misc i read:

>Microsoft web site for WindowsUpdate states that some patches which have
>been applied may become invalid (essentially non-existent) if the system
>is upgraded or overwritten.
>
>Fair enough.
>
>The problem is that there doesn't seem to be a way to re-apply the patch
>once the patch which may become non-existent due to overwriting of OS.

the program that says it's `gathering information' checks every file that
is supposed to have been updated and if it's not the patched version or
higher it considers the patch as not-installed. at least that's what it's
supposed to do. you can obtain the updates as executables, intended for
corporate environments where you don't want all your pc's doing the
windowsupdate dance, then just run them, though i don't know if the checks
in that code are any better than the ocx.

>PS: I wonder if this problem also exists for w2k, windows NT, windows XP,

not so much for nt since it doesn't have windowsupdate, you have to obtain
and apply the service packs and hotfixes manually. 2000 and xp do have the
same issues. 

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