Windows Vista August Update from Microsoft
August 15, 2008 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
Microsoft has released their August update for Windows Vista which contain fixes for 6 critical and 5 important issues.
The following are the critical fixes:
Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (952954)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838)
Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955617)
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066)
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785)
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Filters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924090)
The following are the important fixes:
Vulnerability in IPsec Policy Processing Could Allow Information Disclosure (953733)
Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950974)
Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail (951066)
Vulnerability in Windows Messenger Could Allow Information Disclosure (955702)
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955048)
The security bulletin is found here.
I get these updates constantly, but I can never tell the difference before or after they are installed. Can somebody tell me what exactly are these updates doing to fix my windows vista?
The most recent Windows (Vista) update downloaded and since it has your “new and improved” way to show what programs I have open on the taskbar is very annoying. They used to all be displayed. Now I have to search for them with arrows and it is a real pain. I hate it. I tried to access Show Windows Previews on the taskbar menu but it is no longer accessible since the change that was made. This wasn’t broken why did you feel the need to ‘fix’ it? Why didn’t you at least leave us an option to have it stay the way it was?????