jaykaykay
4 Ever Young
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-13
Scottsdale, AZ | reply to dp
Re: Microsoft Security Bulletin(s) for September 9, 2008
Thanks for the heads up and thank heaven I know where to come before installing anything, from MS or anyone else. I will feel secure in doing so now. You guys are great. |
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Anonymous1
@bell.ca
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Mele20, I didn't want to install Windows Media Encoder 9 on my computer but if I didn't Automatic Updates would always prompt me saying I have updates to download.
The only way to fixed the problem for me was to download Windows Media Encoder 9 install it on my computer and then I install the patch from Windows Update.
What is really frustrating is why was this patch showing up for me on Windows Update in the first place? I didn't have the program so I didn't need the patch since the patch ONLY work with the program installed. And there is no treat to you if you don't have Windows Media Encoder 9 installed. Doesn't Windows Update scan your computer for the patches you do need?
I think, Microsoft needs to fix there scanner on Windows Update. Am I the only on here having the same issue? If you do how did you resolve it? Are there any Microsoft people here, on this forum, that I can talk too? |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
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said by Mele20  :. . Windows Media Encoder 9 is NOT installed on this computer. . . . . . What exactly is it for as I think it sort of odd it was on my earlier Dell that came with XP Pro SP1 but not on this Dell with XP Pro SP2. Hmmm...I went and read about it and I still don't really get what it is for . . . . Seems pretty straight-forward to me:
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Overview
Windows Media Encoder 9 Series is a powerful tool for content producers who want to take advantage of the many innovations in Windows Media 9 Series, including high-quality multichannel sound, high-definition video quality, new support for mixed-mode voice and music content, and more.
More Control and Flexibility
Capture content with frame-accurate control. Protect live streams and initiate broadcasts. Author for a range of delivery scenarios including MBR streaming and CD/DVD.
Unmatched Audio and Video Quality
Create the clearest audio from multichannel to voice-only content. Encode to any levelfrom HD quality (1080i/1080p) to low data rate screen capture. Fine tune compression using new encoding modes.
Extensibility and Automation
Extend the Encoders functionality. Fully automate the encoding process. Includes 4 new utilities.
»www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···ylang=en
»www.microsoft.com/windows/window···req.aspx
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From the KB page:
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Mitigating Factors for Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun Vulnerability - CVE-2008-3008
• By default, Windows Media Encoder 9 Series is not installed on any version of Windows.
»www.microsoft.com/technet/securi···053.mspx |
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Mele20
Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
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said by Anonymous1 :
And there is no treat to you if you don't have Windows Media Encoder 9 installed. Doesn't Windows Update scan your computer for the patches you do need?
I don't use WU. I get patches directly from Microsoft Download site each month after reading the monthly security bulletin both here and I also get the bulletin in my email. Probably, if I used WU, I would be offered this even though I don't have Windows Media Encoder 9. I agree it sounds like Microsoft goofed with this patch and their scanner is not working right since folks without the program are still being offered the patch.
You won't find any Microsoft folks here except Aaron Huelett who posts occasionally but his area of expertise is malware. I think you should call Microsoft. Problems with patches is a free call. However, the times I have called you have to get beyond the first line of response as those folks don't know much. You have to make it clear to the operator, who routes all the calls, that you are calling regarding a security patch for XP and that you want to speak to someone in the XP department. The operator may try and tell you that your credit card will be charged for the help but that is incorrect as all help regarding security patches is free of charge. But you need to get to someone in either XP or Vista (whichever you have) department.
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Mele20
Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI | reply to AB
I wasn't talking about the Microsoft page being straightforward or not. I was referring to Anonymous1's post and what Microsoft told him/her. |
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Anonymous1
@bell.ca
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I was on the phone with Microsoft for a couple of hours yesterdays and was transfer to many different departments, one them was the XP dept, in the end the Tech person on the line told me to download the Encoder and then install the patch and that is what made the problem go away.
I just want Microsoft to fix this problem because I don't want and I don't need Windows Media Encoder 9 on my computer. I guess another way to resolve the problem is if I turn off Automatic Updates. I just think that is not a good idea.
An hour later, I thinking maybe if I uninstall Windows Media Encoder 9 the patch will somehow stay on the computer. It did not and guess what happen when I restarted my computer? Automatic Updates prompt's me I have a update..... arrgghhhh this is madness.
FYI, I have XP SP3 |
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HA Nut
Premium
join:2004-05-13
USA
| I have 2 XP PCs. One needed the WME 9 patch and the other did not. The one that did, indeed has the encoder package as it was bundled with some media software I loaded some time ago. My guess (and that's all it is  ) is that at some point, something you installed may have included WME 9. You may have removed it later but still have something on the PC that triggers the update. |
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Anonymous1
@bell.ca | reply to dp
"...at some point, something you installed may have included WME 9. You may have removed it later but still have something on the PC that triggers the update."
Hmmm you maybe right HA Nut, I wonder what it could be. |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
| reply to Mele20
said by Mele20 :I wasn't talking about the Microsoft page being straightforward or not. I was referring to Anonymous1's post and what Microsoft told him/her. Silly me.
Given that you stated, in regards to the Windows Media 9 Encoder, that you had "read about it and . . . still don't really get what it is for", I was under the impression you had read about it, yet still didn't really get what it was for. |
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Curley
join:2002-04-10
Michigan | reply to dp
Thank you Dp! Only needed 1 patch for GDI+. |
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