Krebs didn't say "wait a while before you install", he said "don't install."
Tut. Cheers, Phil -- Phil Randal | Infrastructure Engineer NHS Herefordshire & Herefordshire Council | Deputy Chief Executive's Office | I.C.T. Services Division Thorn Office Centre, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JT Tel: 01432 260160 From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] Sent: 28 February 2011 14:06 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Brian Krebs on security Susan Bradley - a name I trust - posted the below to the patch management list. I have heard of Brian and read a few of his posts, have any of you had any direct interactions with this guy? What I'm really asking is if I should weigh his opinion similar to Susan, or Michael B Smith, and a few others? David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 -----Original Message----- From: Susan Bradley [mailto:sbrad...@pacbell.net] Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 1:27 PM To: Patch Management Mailing List Subject: Re: Can't backup Win 7 computer after installing. Before You Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 - Krebs on Security: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/02/before-you-install-windows-7-service-pack-1/ On 2/26/2011 1:12 PM, Fred Dunn wrote: > This is generally the accepted "Best Practice" for Service Packs. > Aside from that even at the Analysts own computer (unless it a "standard > load" and has remained in that pristine state) you can wait as long as you > want but at the personal computer level all are different and you could > still hit a new bug a year from now. > > FD > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 8:06 PM > To: Patch Management Mailing List > Subject: RE: Can't backup Win 7 computer after installing. > > I doubt that too many on this list deploys an OS service pack on a large > scale without testing first. My process, for example, is to first install on > my own personal and work machines (I have quite a mix of different machine > types), then to have my technicians install it within our department, then > to spread out from there in increasingly larger batches. > > While I would never push out a service pack to the 2,000+ machines in my > enterprise without first testing and monitoring mailing lists like this one, > I have no qualms about installing it on a small scale shortly after release. > Statistically speaking, this is a pretty safe move. Yes, we see people who > run into problems--but those problems are generally the exception rather > than the rule, and people tend to speak up more when things DON'T work than > when they DO. If suspect that if we polled the members of this list, we'd > find that the overwhelming majority of machines that SP1 has been installed > on are working perfectly. I can't concur with your assertion that Microsoft > has a poor track record with service pack releases in recent years, but > perhaps I've just been luckier than most. > > > John Hornbuckle > MIS Department > Taylor County School District > www.taylor.k12.fl.us<http://www.taylor.k12.fl.us> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DANIEL CARROLL [mailto:dcarr...@cableone.net] On Behalf Of Dan Carroll > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 8:28 PM > To: Patch Management Mailing List > Subject: RE: Can't backup Win 7 computer after installing. > > I am just beside myself; sitting here reading about all the problems with > Win-7 SP-1. > I will never understand why so many feel they need to be "the first" to > install a Service Pack a microsecond after M$ releases it. > Have we learned "nothing" thru the years about M$, and especially Windows > Service Packs. > My God people. > Do we all jump in the pool before we check to see if there is water in it? > I will NOT be installing SP-1 for as long as I can. > I have already implemented the SP blocking reg entry. > I do appreciate those who do jump in the shallow end, as they relieve me of > the burden of discovering and repairing/undoing/patching all the problems. > Thank you. > > > > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. 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