Heads-up to Windows users: Microsoft is planning to release an extra security patch outside the normal monthly cycle. It fixes vulnerabilities that have a maximum severity rating of Critical for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and a maximum severity rating of Important for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
The patch should be available around 10AM Pacific Time on the 23rd of October. If you have Automatic Updates enabled, Windows should go get the patch by itself within a day or two, but you might want to just hit the Microsoft Update site and make sure.
If you've never been to the Microsoft Update site before, the first stage will be to upgrade your Windows Update engine to the Microsoft Update engine, allowing automagic updates for stuff like Works, Office, and other Microsoft stuff that didn't come with Windows itself.
Hope that's helpful to someone
The patch should be available around 10AM Pacific Time on the 23rd of October. If you have Automatic Updates enabled, Windows should go get the patch by itself within a day or two, but you might want to just hit the Microsoft Update site and make sure.
If you've never been to the Microsoft Update site before, the first stage will be to upgrade your Windows Update engine to the Microsoft Update engine, allowing automagic updates for stuff like Works, Office, and other Microsoft stuff that didn't come with Windows itself.
Hope that's helpful to someone
