Feb 23 2004
Free Windows Security Update CD
Windows is offering a freeWindows Security Update CD. The CD contains all of the security updates through October 2003, and they will ship it to you for free. I hope they start offering up this type of CD every 3-6 months.
Here’s what I’m going to use mine for. First off, when I build a new system I’m going to update it from the CD before I ever attach it to the Internet. Most of the networks I connect to are pretty well protected, but why take a chance. Second of all, I’m going to burn copies of the CD and give it to all of my friends and relatives to update thier own computers. I’m pretty certain my father hasn’t updated his computer since I helped him set it up. This wouldn’t be the perfect solution, but his desktop will be a lot more up to date with these patches in place. I do have to check the fine print to make sure that Microsoft is okay with the copying of these disks, but they’d be stupid to create an issue over this disk.
So get your copy and use it.
2 Responses to “Free Windows Security Update CD”
I’m glad I’m not the one to take care of friends’ PCs. I’m glad mine are either running MacOS X or at least Linux. What good is a patch CD when it is almost 6 months old?
It will cut down on the download time from the Microsoft website, at the very least. And six month old patches are probably a lot better than they have now. This is not an ideal solution, but it’s better than having a completely unpatched system.
If I thought my friends and family (including the wife) would allow it, I’d switch them over to linux right now. But the learning curve for most of them is just to great to overcome right now.