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* Saturday, October 23, 2004 *

About "Windows XP SP2" - Windows Update Overview




Prior to Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Update only provided the service for those components that shipped with the Windows operating system, such as Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Windows Messenger. With Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Update with Windows Update Services provides two services:

Windows Update. This service provides security patches and updates for Windows components. This service also will continue to deliver drivers.

Microsoft Update. This service provides security patches and updates for Windows components and other Microsoft product applications. The first applications in addition to Windows components that will be enabled as part of Microsoft Update include SQL, Exchange, and Office. Microsoft Update is a superset of Windows Update.
Windows users can interact with both services through the Web site or Automatic Updates.

What new functionality is added to this feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2?

Updates for Microsoft Applications

The new Microsoft Update service provides security patches and updates for Microsoft applications, such as Office, SQL and Exchange. When users navigate to the Microsoft Update site or enable Automatic Updates, they will now receive all relevant updates consistently. Windows and all supported applications are kept secure automatically, and a user no longer has to navigate to multiple locations searching for updates.

Express and Custom Installation Options

To improve on the user experience, the Windows Update home page now has two modes:

Express install offers preselected critical updates. You cannot edit the list of updates in this mode.

Custom install gives you full control of the preselected critical items so users can hide, remove, and select updates relevant for their computers.

Windows Update and Microsoft Update Home Page

The following enhancements have been added to the Windows Update and Microsoft Update home page site experience in Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Revised visual design

Users will notice a new header and footer that has become a standard across all of Microsoft.com. The layout and the links are simplified, making it easier to use.

Automatic Updates settings

Many customers are not aware that they can use the Automatic Updates feature to stay secure and up-to-date. The Windows Update Web site reminds the user of their current Automatic Updates settings, suggests the optimal settings to ensure they are getting the latest security updates, and provides a way to modify the settings.

Update news

When a critical issue arises that Microsoft thinks users should know about, the “News from Microsoft” section on the Windows Update home page displays this information. It may also include helpful tips to help users to keep their computers current.

Administrator information

Many users are not aware that Windows Update offers a searchable catalog of published updates, called the “Windows Update Catalog”. While the Windows Update Web site uses a detection process to determine which updates users should install, the Windows Update Catalog does not; therefore, the catalog is not recommended for most users. However, advanced users who need to administer updates to other computers may want to use this feature. Windows Update also provides information about Windows Update Services.







Content Organization and Navigation

The content organization and navigation changes that have been made to the Windows Update and Microsoft Update site are:

Update categorization

The update categories in the left navigation pane have been changed to better accommodate more updates over time from different product groups and providers. The naming has been standardized to provide for consistency and better usability.

Single installation updates

Some updates must be installed separately from others. Microsoft is working to require fewer of these update types. When these are required, the selection and installation process has been optimized to provide better usability.

Superseding updates

Some updates replace, or supersede, previous update versions. For example, a service pack that includes Security Patch A would supersede Security Patch A by itself. Windows Update automatically offers users the latest applicable update, so they don't have to choose among the latest releases and previous versions.

Update details

Select all

Many customers have requested a one-click option to select all updates. They can now select them with one click, using the Custom Install feature.

Hide and restore updates

Users may occasionally be offered an update they choose not to install. Users can now hide updates they don't want to see. Users can also go to the Restore Hidden Updates page to retrieve the update if they change their mind later.

Beta software

Smart downloading

If users lose their Internet connection while downloading updates, the download resumes where they left off the next time they try to download the update. Also, if a user chooses to use Automatic Updates, the Windows Update Web site will not duplicate any updates that Automatic Updates has already downloaded.

Driver details

Windows Update now provides information from Device Manager so users can learn why they are being offered a particular driver, and make a more informed decision on whether to install the driver or not.
Supportability

To provide more effective self-service and service/content troubleshooting, as well as provide product support engineers with better information in assisted service scenarios, the following supportability enhancements have been added to the Windows Update and Microsoft Update site experience:

Troubleshooter search

Troubleshooting procedures are now available for issues that users have encountered while using Windows Update.

History

The update history feature now includes more details about the updates users install and any errors that may be encountered during installation.

Improved messages

Should an error occur, Windows Update will automatically search Help and Support content for more information about the error and include a possible resolution. If information exists to help solve a specific problem, users will see it when the error message appears.

Teddy wished upon a star at 10/23/2004 06:48:00 pm

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Altered delivery schedule for Windows XP SP2



Just in from MS: As you know, Microsoft recently released Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing on Friday, August 6, 2004. You may also know that Microsoft will deliver Windows XP SP2 through the Automatic Update delivery mechanism in Windows as a critical update. This process began on Tuesday, August 10.

Since some of our customers, such as your organization, utilize Automatic Update for a collection of your PC’s, and since your organization may not yet be prepared to deploy Windows XP SP2 onto those machines, we recently made available a mechanism for temporarily blocking the download of Windows XP SP2 to those machines using Automatic Update. Last week, we received feedback from our corporate customers that they would like more time to put this temporary blocking mechanism into place. Based on that feedback, we have altered the delivery schedule of Windows XP SP2. The machines in your organization using Automatic Update will not receive Windows XP SP2 until Wednesday, August 25 ? at the earliest ? as long as those machines are running Windows XP Professional Edition.

Here is a summary of the altered delivery schedule for Windows XP SP2:

8/6 Release to manufacturing

8/9 Release to Microsoft Download Center (full network installation package)
Release to MSDN subscription site (CD ISO image)

8/10 Release to Automatic Update (for machines running pre-release versions of Windows XP SP2 only)

8/16 Release to Software Update Services

8/18 Release to Automatic Update for users running Windows XP Home Edition only

8/25 Release to Automatic Update for all Windows XP users including those running Windows XP Professional Edition
Release to Windows Update for interactive user installations

Teddy wished upon a star at 10/23/2004 06:46:00 pm

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* Monday, October 11, 2004 *

台海两岸为何都讨厌新加坡?

小瓜呆



  

  新加坡的经济是「亚洲四小龙」之一,是东南亚国协里唯一的「先进国家」,印尼、马来西亚和其它东南亚邻国都讨厌她。


  新加坡的法治沿袭英国,却不沿袭她的民主制度,结果一方面效率、清廉,一方面专制、严酷,英美两国讨厌她。


  新加坡立国之初曾受台湾帮助,台独论者将她引为立国典范,结果她反对李登辉轻举妄动,台湾也讨厌她。


  新加坡穿梭两岸之间,将任总理的李显龙来台访问,大陆官方做出报复,网上一大堆愤青在串联,大陆也讨厌她。


  但网友们会不会感到奇怪,一个被世界都讨厌的国家,她是凭什么生存下去的?另一方面,怎么会有个国家,让两岸政府与愤青「亲痛仇不快」?


  小瓜呆觉得这一切问题,还是要回到历史来看。


  台湾有些人讨厌新加坡,是因为不懂新加坡的历史。一厢情愿地希望新加坡也回报台湾当初的恩情,支持台湾独立。


  有些国家原本就独立,有些国家经过投票争取到独立,有些国家经过内战而独立。但新加坡的独立却完全不同,她是被母国马来西亚强迫独立的。


  对新加坡人来说,1965年8月9日根本不是什么值得庆祝的日子。她们从没争取过独立,这一天跟其它星期一早晨没两样。上午10点,丽的呼声播送的流行歌曲突然中断,大家震惊的听到广播员庄严地宣读90个宇,这宣言改变了新加坡和马来西亚的关系。


  「自由与独立永远是人民的神圣权利……我,李光耀,以新加坡总理的名义,代表新加坡人民与政府,宣布从1965年8月9日起,在自由、正义、公平的原则下,新加坡将永远是一个自主、独立与民主的国家。」


  紧接着是另一份马来西亚宣言:「马来西亚首相东姑拉赫曼,获马来西亚最高元首批准,谨此昭示,自1965年8月9日起,新加坡不再是马来西亚的一个州,它将永远成为一个独立自主的邦国,从此脱离并不再依赖马来西亚。」


  这宣言是因为马来西亚要成为一个以马来人为主体的国家,而华人占76.1%,马来人占15.1%,还有为数不多的印度人等组成的新加坡不赞成,就这样被回教徒占大多数的马来西亚逐出,成为一个没有天然资源和军队的城市国家。


  在居住着l亿多马来印尼穆斯林、3万个岛屿的群岛里,华人人口简直微不足道。当时没有人认为她能生存下去。就算资源丰富的西太平洋岛国诺鲁,独立后也是困难重重。当时《印尼先驱晨报》写道:「三年前,新加坡独立是行不通的概念。从目前的情况看来,它依然是行不通的。」


  而英国的《星期日泰晤士报》更预测:「没有英国的援助,新加坡最终将垮掉。」


  但是,经过三四十年的良好管理和奋斗,新加坡已经成为一个繁荣的国家。新加坡公民的人均国内生产总值,在世界排名第四。


  台独论者可以提出自己的政治主张,可以羡慕新加坡;但他们不应不顾现实,进而歪曲新加坡建国历史来欺骗人民。


  大陆网上的愤青们,抱怨新加坡为何将部队放在台湾训练?就算自己国内不能训练,为何不送到地理位置相同的海南岛训练?这还是要回到历史来看。


  新加坡原本只是英国在远东的海军基地,什么天然资源都没有。50年代只有区区百万(今天已经超过300万人)的多元语言人口,其中75.4%是华人,13.6%是马来人,8.6%是印度人。


  新加坡独立前丝毫准备,国库不裕,没有军队,而腹地不宽,连水源都在境外,要如何建国呢?幸好两蒋父子协助,训练了海空军将近六万人的新加坡三军。愤青们一定不以为然,为什么不找「祖国」帮忙,而要求助一个「流亡政府」?


  新加坡以南,是拥有1亿人口的印尼(现在几乎增加一倍);新加坡以北,是628万人口的马来亚(马来西亚前身)。新加坡独立至今,假想敌就一直是这两大邻国,将军队放在这两国训练是不可能的。(当然,现在情况不同,这两国也租借场地给新加坡军队训练)


  至于找「祖国」帮忙,那就更不可能了。六○年代文革初起,越战正炽,马来西亚与印尼就苦于境内的毛派游击队的横行,而且这两国华裔人口又不少,这时新加坡若将军队送来「祖国」训练,两国岂不跳脚。事实上新加坡是一直到九○年代,等印尼与中国建交后,才与中国正式建交。


  新加坡将军队放在台湾代训,是符合她两个邻国的安全要求。愤青们要抗议新加坡,那是他们的自由。但要找历史来做垫背,就该先搞清这国际现实。


  一九八三年小瓜呆在台湾的梅林基地服役时,发现营区角落有一群制服与我们完全不同的军人。当时还在戒严时期,信息很封闭,我后来才知道原来他们是「星光部队」。


  他们和我交谈时,华语不流畅(他们读英语学校),闽南语腔调又重(有点像潮州话),他们总爱用英语(但我们台湾学的是美语)。所以虽然相处融洽,但小瓜呆常听不懂他们究竟说什么。


  有一天小瓜呆发现了一件奇怪的事,他们排长发口令时,用的是我听不懂得的话。后来我问那排长,他告诉我这是马来语,也就是他们新加坡的「国语」。我很奇怪的是,他们大多数是华人,学校教的又是英文,为何要用马来语当国语。那排长告诉我:


  「虽然马来人是我们国家的少数民族,但若是与马来西亚真的开战,这些马来裔军人还是要为新加坡而战。所以我们用马来语当国语。对少数的尊重,就是对多数的保障。」


  「对少数的尊重,就是对多数的保障。」


  这句话真棒,小瓜呆听懂了。台湾福佬人对外省人,中国人对台湾人,也能听懂这新加坡军官在说什么吗?



Teddy wished upon a star at 10/11/2004 01:15:00 am

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中国和美国,将在伊朗提前摊牌!




  中国和伊朗一个位于中东,一个位于远东,似乎遥不可及,可只要对几个热点地区稍加关注,很多事情就明晰了。印度和巴基斯坦有克什米尔地区的领土争夺,巴基斯坦和中国关系密切,伊朗和阿富汗及巴基斯坦是邻国。而克什米尔地区正好在中巴交接处,阿富汗被伊朗和中国两个大国夹在中间。美国和俄罗斯在阿富汗都有直接介入,在印巴问题上也同时有程度不同态度不明朗的介入,这一切不是巧合。


  我们中国境外石油战略最重要的两环分别在印度洋和古丝绸之路


  虽说这是两条传统贸易走廊,但现今的意义远远超过了以往任何历史时期。印度洋是日本海上石油必经之路,马六甲海峡被美国人控制,对中国从中东输油极为不利,不仅仅是石油,连贸易即物资运输都受到极大的牵制。如果一旦战事一起,中国所受的制约是不能用语言来形容的。


  而中亚地区是中国通向海湾的门户,一旦洞开,以中国在中东地区国家中的友善程度,以中国可以通过伊朗将石油分别从海路(印度洋巴基斯坦和缅甸两个港口为支撑点)输入西南地区;从陆路利用西气东输的管线输入北方和东部发达地区,整个中国能源战略就能有一个实质性的大改观。不仅是直接从海湾输油,而且两条线路不受日美牵制反而牵制日美。如此重要的要冲,可目前进展还不大。


  陆路要取得突破还得从古丝绸之路打主意


  美军在海湾有强大的军事基地和影响力,中国目前还没有国力劳师袭远,到那么远离本土的地方去跟一个有海空绝对军事优势的美国抗衡。目前中国主要是采取支持伊朗有效控制霍尔姆滋海峡能力的,和通过外交手段在中东国家中产生良好形象作为主要手段,但如此的做法对境外石油战略没有多少实质性的保证.


  我们从阿富汗和缅甸的突破正悄然进行,不日将取得实质性的进展。


  东突这个美国手中的棋子,原来仅仅是在新疆制造麻烦的工具,目前成了中亚地区破坏中国石油战略的苍蝇。在巴基斯坦的港口建设和阿富汗的援建项目都有他们施黑手的记录。不过苍蝇终究是苍蝇,烦人是烦人,可叮不死人,目前它除了有微乎其微的负面效应以外,剩下的只是给足了中国反恐的口实,大举进驻中亚。从阿富汗边境围剿、巴基斯坦特警出击、到中亚五国上海合作组织的建立,可以说不仅没有让东突这形成绊脚石,相反让其成为了磨刀石。美国对此心情很是复杂,合作吧又担心中国作大,继续支持东


  突心里也发虚,毕竟那是属于基地组织的外围,若东


  突真的从美国的棋子沦为弃子,在其被消灭的同时让中国在中亚有了巩固的基础,那这个劫我们就算打赢了,其战略意义非同小可。


  其实03年在缅甸的较量已经暴露了美国的底线


  只要中国强硬、坚决,美军会尽一切可能不和中国发生陆地上的冲突。我们强大的陆军在战略层面上的威慑已经显现出来。这一点同样适用于中亚,而且那里有装备绝对一流,适合宽正面大规模机械化作战的兰州军区,无论是装甲力量还是特种作战能力均优于驻中亚西亚美军,即便是美军王牌主力第三机步师、第四机步师或者101、82空降部队,或者是03年从缅甸撤退的山地师,美军陆军装备均不占优势,且在数量上处于绝对劣势。而且当双方空中力量在数量和质量上达到均衡状态的时候(当战役规模升级到一定程度的时候,双方技术兵器的技术优势被逐步衍化为投送能力,双方的飞机不是一对一的较量,而是系统对系统,数量对数量的较量,在大规模空战中飞机作为一个点被衍化为一个投送器。)


  因此,从现在开始,中国有必要尽快加强在中亚和西部的准备:


  1、尽快动工建设兰新铁路复线,提高西送物流的运量和效率。毕竟铁路与公路相比,速度快、可靠、运量大;与空运相比,成本低、可靠、运量大,速度也可以忍受,


  2、在加快中哈石油管道建设的同时,尽快动工建设新疆石油加工基地,同时适当提高兰州地区的石油加工能力。新疆石油加工基地一旦建成,兰州军区的大规模机械化作战部队将向西一步跨越2千公里,可直接部署在


  一、北至新疆乌拉儿山口,可随时直接出兵护卫中哈石油管道。


  二、中至乌滋别克、阿富汗、巴基斯坦边界,可向西直达海湾地区,与美国争夺中东控制权,


  三、南至克什米儿,可一步到达印度平原,威慑印度。不过这里正常情况不部署重兵,一则没有必要和印度这一人口大国对峙,二则节省兵力。


  另外,石油加工的副产品之一,将有超过40%的水,可直接注入沙漠地下,一则补充地下水,二则利用沙漠过滤掉水中的石油味道,每年几千万吨的水可用来对相当面积的农田灌溉和改善生态环境,


  3、规划建设新疆-巴基斯坦-阿富汗-伊朗的直达铁路或公路,其中在巴基斯坦又分为两条,一条向西向北到达德黑兰、两伊边界,随时可包抄里海产油区,控制伊拉克,


  另一条向西向南到巴基斯坦我国援建的呱达儿港,可大大缩短西北部地区货物到欧洲、中东的距离,当然是双向的,可进可出。这条路线在上世纪七十年代已初步建成,不过目前已远远不能满足实际需要,需扩建或另建铁路。这两条路线的建设,可充分利用这些地区现有的交通设施,并适当进行改建或扩建以节约成本。


  上述两条路线的建成后,在正常情况下,可用于物流运输,而一旦中国国家利益在这一地区受到威胁,可随时用于军队调动。


  总之,中国在中亚和西部的这些准备,既可以促进这些国家的经济发展,达到和平控制中亚的目的,


  同时采用各种手段逐步清除美国在这一地区的存在,消除中国西部能源输入的威胁。


  这些准备工作的完成,快的话大概需要10年左右的时间,慢则需15年。而一旦这些工作完成,中国将有充分的条件和实力和美国、日本在西太平洋进行决战,最终使琉球群岛独立或托管,达到控制整个西太平洋的目标,因为太平洋底蕴涵丰富的资源,可为中国21世纪乃至今后更长时间的发展和向外太空拓展提供的资源动力。看看现在的俄罗斯,靠祖先打下的广袤领土拥有的丰富资源度过了前几年的难关。


  不过到那时,美国可能主动退缩,毕竟其在西太平洋的存在只是威慑作用,并非美国的根本利益所在,而一旦与中国开战造成国力大损,恐怕不可能再恢复,因为其所背负的外债目前已超过其国民生产总值,只是靠强大的军事实力保证其国家信誉,维持不断的资金流入以支持其国家正常运转。


  如果外资不再流入,反而出现净流出,其经济将迅速崩溃!


  孙子兵法的最高境界:不战而屈人之兵,真正意义是在做好充分的战争准备前提下,以强大的军事实力迫使对手退缩,而并非什么事都不做,就可使敌人退缩。


  美国已经意识到中国这一大战略


  美国借9-11,迅速出兵阿富汗,又借大规模杀伤武器之明,推翻了萨达姆政权,控制了伊拉克,而目前各种迹象表明,包括刚出炉的“9-11”调查报告,直接指明伊朗和9-11有关,可以相信,一旦布施连任,将推翻伊朗现政权,这对中国的西部大战略将是致命的一招。


  因为美国虽已控制阿富汗,但阿富汗被伊朗和中国夹在中间,美国没有直接的海陆军事支援,而中国可以依靠强大的地面机械化作战部队可在任何时间占领阿富汗。


  而美国一旦控制伊朗,那将和阿富汗连成一片,为其在阿富汗驻军提供强大后勤保障。况且伊朗毗邻里海产油区,那么可以说,美国控制了整个中亚石油,可随时切断对中国的石油供应。


  用围棋的术语,伊朗是中国在中亚最后的活棋,而阿富汗只是个劫材,假如伊朗一旦被吃,中国将丢失整个西亚这一大片棋子。


  中国和美国,将在伊朗提前摊牌!


  摘自:东方军事快讯


Teddy wished upon a star at 10/11/2004 01:08:00 am

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* Saturday, October 09, 2004 *

U2为专辑拷贝外流谋求补救措施



U2上星期在专辑封面拍摄现场不见了的新专辑拷贝到目前为止还没找到,主唱Bono已经做出了最坏的打算.
他说要是新专辑在CD发行前被流到网络上,那么他们会马上跟iTunes合作,在iTunes上面提供合法下载.
此外,他们也将马上把专辑发行日期从十月份提前到这个月月底.

Bono对于偷走他们专辑拷贝的小偷恨得牙痒痒的,他说:"这种行径毁了我们这些年努力工作的成果以及相关人员的所有计划,更别说毁了我们最近本来应该要有的假期.但是要是拷贝真的流了出去,我们也是得亡羊补牢."



Teddy wished upon a star at 10/09/2004 04:50:00 am

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MSN Messenger 7 Beta News - no winks, no sign-in




Following on from our security alert this week MSN have not only delayed the release of an external beta but they're planning to remove crucial new features temporarily. According to sources close to MSN, MSN Messenger 7 beta will ship without 'winks' and deluxe display pictures. Currently it's easy for hackers to exploit the code of winks to display any flash movies on a users computer for any amount of time.

MSN took the decision following the public announcements of the exploits. We're unsure whether 'winks' are going to be axed from MSN Messenger 7 or whether MSN are merely revamping them to be included in later betas.

In other news, The Messenger team will be implementing a CVR update that will force all existing MSN Messenger V7.0 users to downgrade to V6.2. This CVR is scheduled to start on 6 Oct 2004. Anyone running MSN Messenger V7.0 build 0205 will need to downgrade. If you do not downgrade, you will be unable to sign into the Messenger service. We're unsure whether this will effect other builds.

neowin report about MSN Messenger 7 Beta's exploit before:

As MSN Messenger 7 goes into private beta, Neowin has learned of several exploits resulting in the "winks" feature of MSN Messenger 7. A Neowin member wishing to remain anonymous has alerted us that users can generate their own flash movies and send them across MSN Messenger. As flash movies can open other things on the system such as Internet Explorer, this could be fatal. As MSN Messenger 7 is only beta and isn't available publically this isn't a major exploit but it does show that added features to a product like this makes it less secure and more open to attack/exploit.

MSN Messenger 7 is beta and is available in copies floating around the internet. We strongly advise members not to use the current beta until this flaw has been resolved. MSN Messenger 7 effectively opens your system up to allow a hacker to run numerous tasks on your machine

Teddy wished upon a star at 10/09/2004 04:30:00 am

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