RE: Windows Patches and Oracle

I would be curious to see what answers you got, Lisa.

There is another fun utility at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, which assesses what Microsoft patches you need, and happily installs them in one batch for you, then all you have to do is reboot.

I *think* it lets you download the individual hotfixes individually, but not sure.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

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Sent:	Monday, April 22, 2002 3:50 PM
To:	Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject:	OT: Windows Patches and Oracle

> Hello everyone,
>
> I asked our sysadmin to keep me updated on all OS patches he plans to
> apply
> to our test and production servers, to allow ample testing and research
> prior to implementation in production. (Testing patches is a new idea to
> him.)
>
> Below is a list of all the patches he wants to install. I already nixed
> having IIS on this server - who needs the headache?? I am now questioning
> the need for DirectX and .NET. I am not going to argue with him over the
> security patches, but can someone verify that DirectX and .NET indeed are
> extraneous to a server that is dedicated to running an Oracle database? I
> just want to keep this server as clean as possible and I feel like a ton
> of
> useless windows crap is ending up on it, taking up disk and resources.
> However, I can't confirm that. I am borderline clueless when it comes to
> Windows.
>
> To keep traffic down, please reply to me directly. Thank you very much...
>
> Q319733: Internet Information Services Security Roll-up Package
> Q311967: Security Update
> Security Update, March 28, 2002 (Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2)
> Security Update, March 7, 2002
> Security Update, March 4, 2002
> Security Update, February 22, 2002
> Security Update, February 14, 2002 (Internet Explorer 5.01)
> Security Update, February 12, 2002
> Security Update, November 20, 2001
> Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package, January, 2002
> Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
> Q318593: Security Update (Windows 2000 Domain Controller)
> COM+ Rollup Package 18.1
> Euro Conversion Tool
> Windows Critical Update Notification 3.0
> Microsoft .NET Framework
> DirectX 8.1
> Root Certificates Update
> Internet Explorer Error Reporting
> Windows 2000 Compatibility Updates
> High Encryption Pack for Windows 2000
> Security Update, March 28, 2002 (Internet Explorer 6)
> Microsoft .NET Framework Service Pack 1 (English)
> Security Update, February 14, 2002 (Internet Explorer 6)
> Security Update, February 13, 2002 (MSXML 3.0)
>
>
> Lisa Koivu
> Oracle Database Batgirl.
> Fairfield Resorts, Inc.
> Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

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