Microsoft has released four more updates for Vista, to improve its speed and reliability. The updates also fix some performance and stability problems. Meanwhile, Microsoft continues to test Service Pack 1 for Vista.
The patches fix many hardware and operating system problems including incompatibilities with certain anti-virus programs, long start-up and resume-from-sleep times, Windows Media Player 11, and a cumulative set of 12 fixes to USB components. Go to the Windows Update site to get the fixes.
Next week, Oct. 9, is Patch Tuesday. Seven security updates are expected for Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Word and SharePoint. Four will be rated “critical”, meaning a hacker could exploit the flaw without any action from the user at all.
Every version of IE and OE will need the updates, including even Internet Explorer 7 which is supposed to be the most secure browser ever, according to Microsoft. Make yourself a note to update your Windows next Tuesday.
Apple has once again fixed that year-old bug in the QuickTime media player, that it supposedly fixed last March. The flaw affects QuickTime for Windows XP and Vista, and could ultimately allow an attacker to seize control of your computer. To get the update, launch QuickTime and click Help, Update Existing Software…
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