Updates: Windows ME

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Patches and updates, especially for Windows. Try downloading them from their sources first (their connections are a lot faster, and you can download them all at once), but in the likely event they've made them unavailable, you can download most them from my site, or get them on the Great Stuff CD. (Note that Microsoft updates are not available from this site or on the Great Stuff CD.)

Windows ME

Recommended Updates

1. Microsoft System Restore Update Q290700 ( 2/26/2001, 219kb ) ) When you attempt to restore a checkpoint that you created after September 8, 2001 in Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the restore procedure does not work after you restart your computer and you may receive the following error message: "Restoration Was Unsuccessful "

Critical Updates

1. Microsoft IDE Hard Drive Cache Package Q273017 ( 9/19/2000, 223kb ) ) The Windows IDE Hard Drive Cache Package provides a workaround for computers running Windows Millennium with Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard drives, large caches, and modern processors. IDE hard drives store data in a hardware cache (temporary memory) and write the data to the hard disk later. For these computers, data can be lost during the shutdown process because the amount of time that it takes for fast processors to shut down is so short that the hard disk may shut down before the data in the cache is written to the hard drive. This update introduces a two second delay in the shutdown process, which allows the hard drive's cache to write any data to the hard drive. Download now to delay your shutdown process slightly to prevent data loss.

2. Microsoft Security Update Q323172 ( 7/11/2002, 212kb ) ) This update resolves the "Flaw in Digital Certificate Enrollment Component Allows Certificate Deletion" security vulnerability in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Download now to stop a Web site or HTML e-mail from deleting digital certificates on your computer and preventing you from using the services they are associated with.

3. Microsoft Security Update Q329048 ( 9/16/2002, 287kb ) ) This update resolves the "Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression Functions" security vulnerability in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Download now to prevent a specially malformed file from causing unauthorized code to run on your computer.

4. Microsoft Security Update Q323255 ( 9/11/2002, 494kb ) ) This update resolves the "Unchecked buffer in HTML Help can lead to Code Execution" security vulnerability in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Download now to prevent a malicious user from running an unauthorized program on your computer.

5. Microsoft Security Update Q329115 ( 11/7/2002, 368kb ) ) This update resolves the "Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing" vulnerability in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Download now to prevent an attacker from attempting identity spoofing using certificates.

Recommended Updates

1. Microsoft Share Level Password Update Q273991 ( 9/26/2000, 192kb ) ) This update resolves the "Windows Share Level Password" vulnerability in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). If a computer that is linked to a network has File and Print Sharing enabled, and has at least one password-protected folder shared, it may be possible for a user on the network to gain unauthorized access to the folder. This vulnerability exists because of the way the password feature of share level access is implemented for Windows Me computers. A malicious user can exploit this vulnerability and use a special client utility to gain access to a share without knowing the entire password, and may be able to retrieve, modify, or delete any file within that share. Download now to prevent unauthorized access to files that are shared over a network that uses share level security. Note A computer is only vulnerable if it has File and Print Sharing enabled, and has password-protection enabled for at least one shared folder. Windows Me incorporates peer-to-peer networking capabilities that allow you to share files and folders on a network or within a workgroup. You must enable the File and Print Sharing service and change the properties of a folder in order to create a folder share, and make the folder accessible to others on the network. Share level security requires users on a network to enter a password to gain access to a shared folder.