http://patchmypc.net/

I usually install it on any new home user client I get and tell them to run every week or two to make sure they’re up to date on critical security patches. Whether they remember to do it is another matter. I don’t feel comfortable forcing a client to run it by automating the run.

However I see from the changed Web site that the dev is working on an automated solution for home users as well as one that works with Microsoft System Center.

Yup. .NET updates suck rocks. I don’t know why this platform is harder to update than the ENTIRE OS, but it’s definitely true.

Yeah, I’ve used Secunia PSI but I don’t know if I like it for my own machine. I’d use it on someone elses’ machine for sure if they had software I wasn’t familiar with. I really like Qualys BrowserCheck and am forever grateful Krebs made me aware of it.

And Old School
I’ve actually done that for some stuff, although now I want to do it for everything after reading that.

Thanks guys for the replies. In an ideal world for me I wish Windows would handle software much like Linux distros or even the way Steam handles updates. Imagine if upon loading Windows everything was updated. Secunia PSI does come close I will say but I think it should be the Operating System’s job to alert when possible. Then like Windows updates you could just set it to notify rather than automatically install. I hear Windows 8 is starting to do something like that already, but I get the feeling it still falls short and is limited.

Be nice if either way we weren’t forced to almost obsessive compulsively watch stuff, but I’ve grown up with it and now sadly treat it as second nature. Good thing it pays off more than not.

Uzzi is right. You should contact Microsoft Technical Support about this issue.

Please note that since you are experiencing issues with the security update that you mention, you should not be charged for technical support. Microsoft provides free support for issues caused by security updates.

Please quote the knowledge base article number of the update that is causing the installation, namely kb2758694.

You can contact Microsoft Support from the following link:

http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance

I hope this information is of assistance to you. Thank you.

A thought of “look at those krebtards, let’s screw with them” and a google search is all it really takes.

So say you have, oh I dunno, let’s say 7-Zip. So you just go wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Zip and on the side there’s “Stable release”. Then just compare it to what version you’re running. Not the best way to do it, but I like it more than program update scanners which I find usually miss stuff.

Probably the sure fire way is to go to every developers’ website and get it straight from the horse’s mouth, but a lot of times the version numbers are buried.