Anyone haveing problems w/ WindowsUpdate.microsoft...

[Pkaaso]

Any one else having problems down loading updates from Microsoft???

If not let me know and if you are I'd like to kow too.  I haven't been able to get any patches for days.

Paul

[yamahonkawazuki]

imstill using dial-up, and downloads especially from microsoft can be trying. :x

[JasonB]

Just tried it and it worked to get the new MSN messenger.

[Pkaaso]

I've got cable and it's not the speed problem, it's nothing will download.  It goes almost all the way then says, "Download failed, try again later."

Pissing me off, it is.

[nsoccer3097]

what is it you're trying to download?  for some reason, the same thing happens to me with office update.

[Pkaaso]

I'm trying to do "critical updates"  for my NT4.0 server and my 98 box.

I know a few others haveing the same problem now.  I don't feel so "Micro-softed" in the @SS NOW.

[Casimir]

I'm trying to do "critical updates"  for my NT4.0 server and my 98 box.

You and everybody else with a Windows box. The Blaster worm from last week was supposed to do a denial of service on www.windowsupdate.com today. Microsoft made some changes to DNS to prevent the attack and was supposedly successful. Try going to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ directly.

At work, we did the patches last month when Microsoft announced the hole and fix and beat the rush.

At home I run Mac OS X and don't worry about Microsoft's weekly security holes.

Edit: Doh! Just read the topic title, you've obviously already tried the direct route. You may have to just keep trying. As I said, a lot of people are trying to get their critical updates.

[TheGoodGuy]

Win98 wont require a patch for MSBlast.exe

NT however would...

anyway I got your patches.. i will post a link in a second

[TheGoodGuy]

okay here are the files to patch for MSBLAST.exe

This link is for WinXP (Home/Pro 32 bit users)
http://officespace.dyndns.org:8080/misc/WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe

This link is for W2K Users
http://officespace.dyndns.org:8080/misc/Windows2000-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe

This patch is for NT4.0 Terminal Services Edition Users ONLY!.
http://officespace.dyndns.org:8080/misc/patch-winnt4-ts.exe

This patch is for NT 4.0 Users.
http://officespace.dyndns.org:8080/misc/patch-winnt4.exe

[kyzee]

Good guy,

Tks for posting the link. Been very hard to download from Microsoft . I heard that the infected computers have been syn flooding the download site with hugh volume of traffic to prevent the download. My patches are done. Happy. Tks again!

[Casimir]

That was pretty nice of you Good Guy.  

[TheGoodGuy]

you guys are welcome.. im glad i could be of service...

Manjul

[Pkaaso]

Thank you Manjul.  I will patch tomorrow (Tueday).

I will pass this on to Marty.  I know he was having problems too.

Thnx

[snapper]

I received an email at work stating there is now a strain for 95, 98 and ME.  I have not looked on Micrososft or Symantecs sites for these.  We have so few in our environment that I pretty much ignored it.

Just an FYI incase its true.

[TheGoodGuy]

I received an email at work stating there is now a strain for 95, 98 and ME.  I have not looked on Micrososft or Symantecs sites for these.  We have so few in our environment that I pretty much ignored it.

Just an FYI incase its true.

i read about the new strain yesterday but so far i havent seen a patch yet.