Are we beta testers for Microsoft?
Over the years (since Win 3.0) I’ve had to patch, make security and other updates in order for my MS products to be usable. The email (list below) I got this morning is #1)shocking, #2) very time consuming and my time is worth money) and 3) egregious. MS is making and selling partial vaporware and completing it based on consumers complaints. This is the list for just one day for Office products:
Security Update for Excel 2003 (KB918419)
Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses those vulnerabilities.
Security Update for Excel 2002 (KB918420)
Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Excel 2002 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses those vulnerabilities.
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Security Update for Excel 2000 (KB918424)
Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Excel 2000 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses those vulnerabilities.
Security Update for Excel Viewer 2003 (KB918425)
Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Viewer that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses those vulnerabilities.
Security Update for Office 2003 (KB917151)
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2003 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses that vulnerability.
Security Update for Office 2003 (KB914455)
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office Project 2003, and Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a user?s system. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Security Update for Office XP (KB917150)
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office XP that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses that vulnerability.
Security Update for Office XP (KB914796)
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office XP that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a users system. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Security Update for Office 2000 (KB917152)
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses that vulnerability.
Security Update for Office 2000 (KB914797)
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a users system. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Security Update for Project 2002 (KB917150)
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project 2002 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses that vulnerability.
Security Update for Project 2002 (KB920102)
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project 2002 that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a user?s system. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Security Update for Project 2000 (KB917152)
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project 2000 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses that vulnerability.
Security Update for Project 2000 (KB920101)
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project 2000 that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a user?s system. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Security Update for Visio 2002 (KB917150)
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visio 2002 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses that vulnerability.
Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB919031)
This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in July 2006.
Update for PowerPoint 2002 (KB917153)
This update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 provides Rich Text Format improvements. This update also provides the framework for a compatibility pack to open and save files by using the Open XML file format that is new to the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Update for Word 2002 (KB917347)
This update for Microsoft Word 2002 provides Rich Text Format improvements. This update also provides the framework for a compatibility pack to open and save files by using the Open XML file format that is new to the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Using the Office Update automatic detection tool on the Office Online Downloads site, you can find out if these updates are suitable for your Office products. Go to the Office Online Downloads site and click Check for Updates to get the latest Office updates for your computer. If any of these new updates do not appear in the list of updates returned by the automatic detection tool, then your computer does not need those updates.
