Microsoft Updates Problems
Microsoft provides regular updates on the second Tuesday of every month, however, sometimes due to vulnerabilities in their updates they are provided in a rush. At such situations these updates lack in quality and become a users most dreadful experience. In May 2005. had to re-release patches because the patches had quality problems. MS05-019 was the patch in question and caused problems with regard to network connectivity. The problems in brief description were-
- Inability of Exchange servers to communicate with domain controllers
- Domain controller replication across WAN (wide area network) links was not successful.
- Connection to terminal servers or to file share access was not supported.
- Also after updating the patch, using raw IP sockets to send TCP packets or UDP packets would stop working.
With this update Microsoft itself has listed almost 60 programs, most developed by Microsoft, that will not function as before or even crash once SP2 has been updated and installed. In August 2006, Microsoft released twelve security updates in all for each version of Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. Seven of these updates were rated Critical for users of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and involved the potential for hackers to compromise the Windows-based system.
The MS06–040 is a flaw in the Windows Server service and affects the functioning of practically all versions of Windows XP. The flaw was highly critical and even the United States Department of Homeland Security recommended that all Windows users update the security patch at the earliest. The patches are released through Automatic Updates and automatically delivered to computers that have this service turned on. However the load of so many critical updates and millions trying to get these updates via the Microsoft Update servers lead them to crash.
Another problem with Microsoft updates is extensive delays before receiving updates, misplaced updates, and errors during connection to Microsoft’s update servers manually. However Microsoft has been consistent in letting users know that there is no problem and that prioritizing udates causes the delays and as quoted by them in a internet release clearly explains what they mean “it is our goal to align security threats and distribution. Some of your questions asked about how long customers should expect to wait before receiving patches. The Microsoft Security Response team works to align the severity of a security threats with an appropriate speed for update distribution. It’s really an extension of a core security practice – as Microsoft assesses a security threat it determines whether it is appropriate to release an update during a standardized patch Tuesday, or whether there is a need to issue an update out of band from the regular cycle.” Microsoft has clearly stated time and time again that "millions" of people connect to the Automatic Updates servers each month and this could also make the updates slow down.
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