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By Robert Lemos
Posted on ZDNet News: Dec 10, 2003 7:44:00 PM

Microsoft apparently doesn't know when it plans to patch.

The company scrambled on Wednesday morning to figure out why a patch had been issued through its Windows Update service, when the software maker had declared on Tuesday that it would not issue any fixes in December.


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The patch, for a flaw announced during its monthly fix bulletin in November, updates FrontPage extensions. It plugs a security hole that could allow malicious code to be run on a person's PC.

On Wednesday morning, Microsoft discovered that a glitch in the patching process resulted in a November fix not being applied to some Windows XP computers. The same patch was sent out again via the Windows update service on Tuesday night. The company is still investigating why and how the patch was reissued.

The original flaw occurs in Microsoft's FrontPage extensions and affects Windows 2000, Windows XP and Office XP. The security hole was rated as critical for all systems, except for original Windows XP installations that hadn't been upgraded with FrontPage Extensions 2002.

Microsoft has previously said that it would attempt to make its patching process more intuitive and easy to use. It moved to a fixed schedule of monthly patches to make the process more predictable for network and system administrators.

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Posted by: Spoon Jabber Posted on: 12/11/03 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Mr. Magoo does it again!  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 12/10/03
Question for you?  Sunny Jalolly | 12/10/03
Artificial, artificial...  tero_t_vaananen@... | 12/10/03
It's obvious....  Jomo_z | 12/10/03
Could be worse...  Patrick Jones | 12/10/03
I can.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/10/03
Darn you Microsoft, you made Zdnet  FilledOut | 12/10/03
You can almost hear the Looney Tunes theme song....  James T. Kirk | 12/10/03
Three Stooges Theme more appropriate  MacCanuck | 12/10/03
Oh noooo!! They can not even correctly NOT issue a patch.  DonnieBoy | 12/10/03
Why don't you give Microsoft a holiday from your mudslinging.  rschror | 12/10/03
Why should we?  Spoon Jabber | 12/10/03
Why Would YOU???  nikoli | 12/10/03
Because I have to put up with the consequences  frgough@... | 12/10/03
And this has what to do  nikoli | 12/10/03
But really, this is soooo funny, I just can not stop laughing  DonnieBoy | 12/10/03
For those that don't know....  Rick_K | 12/10/03
You need new IT staff  MalumRegnat | 12/10/03
Believe it, I don't.  Spoon Jabber | 12/11/03
But it is so funny, all they had to do was, well, NOTHING  DonnieBoy | 12/10/03
Interesting chain of thought  michael-t | 12/10/03
You can't have it both ways  davescafe | 12/10/03
So Sue Them  nikoli | 12/10/03
Apparently you don't realize........  Jose Jimenez | 12/10/03
my opinion vs your opinion  nikoli | 12/10/03
Pot calling kettle black?  Jose Jimenez | 12/10/03
As Long As  nikoli | 12/10/03
nikoli  Rick_K | 12/10/03
They just miss Mary Foley so much  FilledOut | 12/10/03
Reasons?  Alias KEP | 12/10/03
You can be fair.  michael-t | 12/10/03
Mind if I 'LOL'?  toadlife | 12/10/03
As did I...  BitTwiddler | 12/10/03
must be Wednesday...  B.O.F.H. | 12/10/03
We started to take count...  John Zern | 12/10/03
Did anyone read the article-they not ready yet  Michael L Hereid Sr | 12/10/03
Reading comprehension problems?  Jose Jimenez | 12/10/03
TWO screw-ups then  michael-t | 12/10/03

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