Critical patches coming for Vista, Server 2008

Stephen Withers
Friday, 04 April 2008 01:36

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This month's Patch Tuesday fixes will include critical fixes for Microsoft's flagship operating systems, the company has warned.

At least two of April's eight bulletins are rated as 'critical' on Windows Vista (even with Service Pack 1) and Windows Server 2008. Those bulletins also address Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003.

Apart from the operating system itself, Microsoft will be offering patches for Office and Internet Explorer to address critical issues.

Patch Tuesday should also see the arrival of fixes for three 'important' issues covering all currently supported versions of Windows plus Microsoft Office.

Additional high-priority, non-security updates are expected to be delivered via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services and Microsoft Update.

The updates are scheduled for release on April 8 at approximately 10am Pacific Standard Time.