Cliff Hobbs is a UK-based systems management consultant who specialises in the various systems management tools covered by his website FAQShop.com such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) and Systems Management Server (SMS).Having worked with SMS since 1998 Cliff has gained extensive experience of designing, deploying, and supporting large enterprise-wide systems management solutions on behalf of companies such as EDS, 1E and Getronics.In recognition of his contribution to the Systems Management community Microsoft awarded Cliff the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for SMS in January 2004 which has been re-awarded in all subsequent years.Having grown up with the PC from the days of the IBM AT and PC-DOS 3.3, he has an extensive knowledge of several operating systems and applications gained through his present and past employment with companies such as EDS, Du Pont, Abbey National and Getronics, amongst others.The prime goal of FAQShop.com is to help people use Systems Management technology to make their lives easier - not for technology to control their lives which is reflected in this site's mission statement:
'Ensuring you get the best of IT'.
Summary The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment.
Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS09-073 - Important * MS09-072 - Critical * MS09-071 - Critical * MS09-070 - Important * MS09-058 - Important * MS08-037 – Important
Bulletin Information: * MS09-073 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-073.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (December 9, 2009): Removed a redundant entry for the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack from the non-affected software table. Also corrected several deployment reference tables to clarify that in some cases, this update does not require a restart. This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: December 8, 2009 - Updated: December 9, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 1.1
* MS09-072 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-072.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (December 9, 2009): Corrected a reference to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 976749 in the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update. Also corrected, in the Security Update Deployment section, the registry key for verification of the update for Internet Explorer 7 for all supported x64-based editions of Windows XP. - Originally posted: December 8, 2009 - Updated: December 9, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.1
* MS09-071 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-071.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (December 9, 2009): Added an entry to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update section to explain this revision. This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: December 8, 2009 - Updated: December 9, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical - Version: 1.1
* MS09-070 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-070.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (December 9, 2009): Corrected the SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 with SUIT entries for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 in the SMS table. This is an information change only. - Originally posted: December 8, 2009 - Updated: December 9, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 1.1
* MS09-058 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-058.mspx - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (December 9, 2009): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 971486 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary. - Originally posted: October 13, 2009 - Updated: December 9, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 1.1
* MS08-037 - Important - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-037.mspx - Reason for Revision: V3.1 (December 9, 2009): Corrected the registry key verification and removal information in the reference table for the DNS client on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (KB951748). This is an informational change only. - Originally posted: July 8, 2008 - Updated: December 9, 2009 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important - Version: 3.1