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Got my hand on the SP1 update CD and was looking through the
documentation of the update files for 98SE. When I did a search for a
particular patch filename, most of the time it wasn't found on the CD.
Anyone else find that?

I am not keen on running an automatic update as it looks like it will
install WMP9 which I definitely don't want. Anyone with experience of
this?

In article GraB says...
> Got my hand on the SP1 update CD and was looking through the
> documentation of the update files for 98SE. When I did a search for a
> particular patch filename, most of the time it wasn't found on the CD.
> Anyone else find that?
>
If you're talking about the Security Update CD, it doesn't include all
of the non critical updates for any OS.

What did you find missing?

If you search you will find the post that this list of 98 missing came
from-
"240075UP.EXE USB Enumeration Fix 240075
4756US8.EXE 98SE Shutdown Supplement 239887
- Not a consistent requirement
243450usa8.exe Large IDE Update 243450
242975usa8.exe IEEE 1394 Storage Supplement 242975
260067usa8.exe Mapped Drives Shutdown 260067
263044USA8.EXE FDISK Drives over 64G 263044
273017usa8.exe IDE Cache Issue 273017
crlupd.exe Cert Spoof Hazard MS01-017
- Minor security issue. Involves two stolen Verisign certs.
dun14-SE.exe Dial-Up Networking 1.4
- Implements improved encryption. Adds VPN functionality.
q329414_mdacall_x86.exe MDAC Buffer Overrun
- Applies to IE6 under 98SE. I've never verified that it does not
affect IE6SP1.
msjavwu.exe JVM ByteCode Vulnerability MS03-011
- This is unquestionably a serious vulnerability. MS makes the patch
difficult to obtain except via the online Windows Update, and has
extended this ridiculous policy to the Security Update CD. This
restriction on distribution evidently derives directly from MS'
abusive response to its legal losses to Sun; to wit, all offending
Java implementations are dropped rather than corrected, clearly for
the purpose of injuring Sun as much as possible. Users of IE, who
virtually all have JVM, are the losers. MS are just lusers.
Q832894.exe Cumulative IE Update 2 Feb 04 MS04-004
- The CD contains the older cumulative IE patch from October 2003."

"GraB" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Got my hand on the SP1 update CD and was looking through the
> documentation of the update files for 98SE. When I did a search for a
> particular patch filename, most of the time it wasn't found on the CD.
> Anyone else find that?
>
> I am not keen on running an automatic update as it looks like it will
> install WMP9 which I definitely don't want. Anyone with experience of
> this?

WMP9 isn't a critical update, and its optional on Windows Update.

colinco wrote:

> In article GraB says...
>> Got my hand on the SP1 update CD and was looking through the
>> documentation of the update files for 98SE. When I did a search for a
>> particular patch filename, most of the time it wasn't found on the CD.
>> Anyone else find that?
>>
> If you're talking about the Security Update CD, it doesn't include all
> of the non critical updates for any OS.
>
> What did you find missing?
>
> If you search you will find the post that this list of 98 missing came
> from-
> "240075UP.EXE USB Enumeration Fix 240075
> 4756US8.EXE 98SE Shutdown Supplement 239887
> - Not a consistent requirement
> 243450usa8.exe Large IDE Update 243450
> 242975usa8.exe IEEE 1394 Storage Supplement 242975
> 260067usa8.exe Mapped Drives Shutdown 260067
> 263044USA8.EXE FDISK Drives over 64G 263044
> 273017usa8.exe IDE Cache Issue 273017
> crlupd.exe Cert Spoof Hazard MS01-017
> - Minor security issue. Involves two stolen Verisign certs.
> dun14-SE.exe Dial-Up Networking 1.4
> - Implements improved encryption. Adds VPN functionality.
> q329414_mdacall_x86.exe MDAC Buffer Overrun
> - Applies to IE6 under 98SE. I've never verified that it does not
> affect IE6SP1.
> msjavwu.exe JVM ByteCode Vulnerability MS03-011
> - This is unquestionably a serious vulnerability. MS makes the patch
> difficult to obtain except via the online Windows Update, and has
> extended this ridiculous policy to the Security Update CD. This
> restriction on distribution evidently derives directly from MS'
> abusive response to its legal losses to Sun; to wit, all offending
> Java implementations are dropped rather than corrected, clearly for
> the purpose of injuring Sun as much as possible. Users of IE, who
> virtually all have JVM, are the losers. MS are just lusers.
> Q832894.exe Cumulative IE Update 2 Feb 04 MS04-004
> - The CD contains the older cumulative IE patch from October 2003."

Has anyone else noticed how remarkably chaotic the MS patches are?
Not even a consistent naming scheme. And no simple map of patches
and what their dependencies are - or what they supercede.
I am not talking about text documents that describe patches but
something better and more rigorous like RPMs etc.

For all of MSs claim to be the master of all things GUI they
haven't even produced a simple hierarchial registry of software
patches.

I suppose life must be bit chaotic within the MS conglomerate.