Patch Tuesday: Cousin Joel Returns

(Note: All Windows Server post-SP2 issues will be refered to as Cousin Joel edition)

Microsoft released an out-of-band patch yesterday to cover the recent .ani/.cur exploits. These are causing confirmed issues with Windows Server 2003 SP2, SBS 2003 SP2, Windows XP, etc.

Here is something from Susan.

In short, you might need another reboot this month. Some have reported that restarting the system manually (Start, Shutdown) does not produce the same result as Reboot Now prompt after the patch installation. I have no scientific data to back that one up but if it works for you any differently please let me know.

Followup comment:

Susan Bradley says:
  btw
Susan Bradley says:
  change that to start, shutdown and ensure you select reboot
Susan Bradley says:
  otherwise on a remote machine you just turned it off 

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