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Taskpad Vulnerability Patch (Windows 98)
Downloads A fully supported patch is available to fix this vulnerability. When installed, the respective patch will check the system for the vulnerability and repair it. The TaskPad feature, which is part of Microsoft Windows 98/NT and BackOffice Server...
[June 6, 2000, 3:06]
Massive Assault Windows 98/Me Demo Patch
Downloads This update specifically addresses a problem that could prevent the demo from starting under Windows 98 or Me.
[December 19, 2003, 17:00]
Windows 98 Bug Poses Negligible Threat
News Weeks says a patch should be available on the Microsoft Web site before Monday. Reports of a date related bug in Windows 98 have been confirmed by both Microsoft and the millennium specialist Prove It 2000.
[August 14, 1998, 11:36]
Microsoft Prepares Windows Patch CD
News The programme could be a good way to get users to patch their PCs, Hypponen said. Microsoft is planning to begin testing next week a security CD designed to allow users of older Windows systems to easily bring their PCs up to date -- a new attempt...
[December 5, 2003, 16:10]
Windows Security Hole And Fix Explained
News Another software patch has been released by the Microsoft camp, this time for a glitch in the TCP/IP stack implementation of Windows 95 and 98. A patch for Windows 95 is promised before the end of the week.
[September 9, 1999, 17:15]
No Fix For 'critical' Hole In Windows 98, ME
News Microsoft will not fix a serious flaw in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition because a patch could break other applications. It had to revise the update and release it a second time because the patch caused problems for people who used...
[June 12, 2006, 12:05]
Microsoft Admits To Flaw In Windows Patch
News Microsoft has acknowledged that a security patch issued in January for its Windows 98 and Windows ME operating systems may cause performance issues for customers who have downloaded the update. The patch was included as part of security bulletin...
[April 1, 2005, 9:05]
Microsoft Plugs XP Security Hole
News Microsoft is recommending that every Windows XP customer apply the patch immediately. Customers using Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows ME with the "Universal Plug and Play" (UPnP) service up and running should also use the patch...
[December 21, 2001, 9:22]
Microsoft Warns On Windows And Server Security
News The Windows Me patch must be retrieved using the Windows Update feature. The Windows Me patch must be retrieved using Windows Update. A fourth critical alert advised of a cumulative patch for protecting SQL Server 7 and 2000 from hackers.
[October 4, 2002, 8:33]
A Year Ago: Microsoft Addresses Another IE Hole
News According to Microsoft, "Windows 98 customers can obtain the updated patch using Windows Update. To obtain this patch using Windows Update, launch Windows Update from the Windows Start Menu and click 'Product Updates.
[November 23, 1999, 6:07]
Major Windows Flaw Patched
News Microsoft on Tuesday issued an "important" Windows security fix as part of its monthly patch cycle, tackling a script injection vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take over a PC. The software giant also published two early alerts as part...
[May 11, 2005, 9:35]
Microsoft U-turn As WMF Patch Released Early
News Microsoft released a fix for a serious security vulnerability in Windows on Thursday, several days before the patch's scheduled delivery. The company is breaking with its monthly patch cycle because it completed testing of the security update...
[January 5, 2006, 20:35]
Windows 98 Support Shifts To CD
News In that case, an update would be possible: "If the patch is a generic Windows patch that applies to Windows 98, it will be available," he said. When Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 98 support next Friday, the company will make available a free...
[January 9, 2004, 12:15]
Microsoft's Date Bug: Update
News That answer may well prove that Windows 98 does indeed have a date related issue, which will in turn mean a patch. Asked if the patch would be part of the multimedia offering Microsoft insists is not a service pack, Weeks said no, "if there is an...
[August 14, 1998, 9:43]
Critical Flaw Opens Windows To Rogue Java
News Some of the problems corrected by this patch are rated as Low threats, but the inclusion of one Critical and one Important threat, along with two Moderate threats, should make this a mandatory upgrade for many systems, with the notable exception...
[December 24, 2002, 22:52]
Get The Details On Microsoft's June Security Bulletins
News Install this update after you've installed the MS06-021 patch. However, the software giant's Patch Tuesday overshadowed this momentous news — at least for those of us in the security world, who spent our time updating Microsoft programs.
[June 20, 2006, 12:45]
Microsoft Plugs 21 Security Holes
News The company sent out a dozen security bulletins on Tuesday as part of its regular monthly patch cycle. Qualys is also suggesting that IT managers should jump on another patch, for an issue in Microsoft Exchange Server running Outlook Web Access...
[June 14, 2006, 9:55]
All Windows Systems Vulnerable To Jscript Flaw
News A patch is available from Microsoft that will correct the improper input validation that results from this flaw. However, the patch cannot be uninstalled once you load it. Microsoft has also published the following workarounds for those who decide...
[March 31, 2003, 13:40]
Microsoft Patches 'critical' Holes
News Microsoft posted a patch for the vulnerability on its Web site. We certainly want everyone to apply the patch in order to protect their computers," Microsoft Security Response Centre's Stephen Toulouse said.
[July 10, 2003, 10:13]
Microsoft Plus 98 Exposed Passwords In Compressed Files Vulnerability Patch
Downloads If an attacker gained access to an affected machine on which password-protected folders were stored, she could learn the passwords and access the files.The patch will prevent passwords from being written to the user s system in the future.
[April 19, 2001, 9:55]
