Fix PC Errors

You may already have received the new updates, so what are they all about?

Following its meager security updates in January, Microsoft came back with a huge release for February. The company released 11 security bulletins containing 17 fixes.

In total, 17 individual software flaws were patched in the updates. Microsoft rates six updates as critical, meaning they should be installed as soon as possible, while the remaining five updates are considered “important.” Last month was an easier month on IT administrators, when Microsoft released just two updates.

A major source of the patches this month are the Office products including fixes for Microsoft Word and Publisher as well as in Office itself. One critical update is for Windows OLE or object linking & embedding. The rest of the updates were for Active Directory, Vista TCP/IP, the Microsoft Works file converter, and the Internet Information Services Web server.

The MS08-007 update fixes a critical flaw in the Windows XP and Vista WebDAV redirector software. The flaw is rated important for Windows Server 2003 users. The updates also include critical fixes for Microsoft Word, Office Publisher and in Office itself. Another critical update for Windows’ Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation software is also included.