Whats With Sp1a And Ru1?

[DWk]

i mean.... im downloading the win xp sp1a and ru1 cd....

its not a beta, right?

[iMartin]

SP1a isn't beta...I've never even heard of RU1 :huh:

[DWk]

k good to know sp1a isnt beta :D

this is from sharereactor


Microsoft has released Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows XP. An update rollup is a cumulative set of hotfixes, security patches, critical updates, and updates that are packaged together for easy deployment. Update Rollup 1 for Windows XP is a single package that includes many previously released critical updates for Windows XP.

Here is the list of all the updates included in Update Rollup 1:

810565:
Hyperlinks Open in Internet Explorer Instead of in Default Browser or Help and Support Center

821557 MS03-027:
An Unchecked Buffer in the Windows Shell Could Permit Your System to Be Compromised

811493 MS03-013:
Buffer Overrun in Windows Kernel Message Handling Could Lead to Elevated Privileges

328310 MS02-071:
Flaw in Windows WM_TIMER Message Handling Can Enable Privilege Elevation

823980 MS03-026:
Buffer Overrun in RPC May Allow Code Execution

331953 MS03-010:
Flaw in RPC Endpoint Mapper Could Allow Denial of Service Attacks

323255 MS02-055:
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility May Allow Attacker to Run Code

810577 MS03-005:
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Redirector May Permit Privilege Elevation

815021 MS03-007:
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Component May Cause Web Server Compromise

329115 MS02-050:
Certificate Validation Flaw Might Permit Identity Spoofing

329170 MS02-070:
Flaw in SMB Signing May Permit Group Policy to Be Modified

817606 MS03-024:
Buffer Overrun in Windows Could Lead to Data Corruption

814033:
Cannot Install Driver Updates from the Windows Update Web Site

810833 MS03-001:
Unchecked Buffer in the Locator Service Might Permit Code to Run

823559 MS03-023:
Buffer Overrun in the HTML Converter Could Allow Code Execution

329048 MS02-054:
Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression Functions May Allow Attacker to Run Code

329441:
You Cannot Create a Network Connection After You Restore Windows XP

817287:
Windows Update 643 Error and the Catalog Database

329390 MS02-072:
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Might Permit System Compromise

329834 MS02-063:
Unchecked Buffer in PPTP Implementation May Permit Denial-of-Service Attacks

811630:
HTML Help Update to Limit Functionality When It Is Invoked with the window.showHelp Method

824146 MS03-039:
A Buffer Overrun in RPCSS May Allow Code Execution

SP1a is also intergrated in this release :)

[DWk]

:D bump

any1 heard of ru1 before?

[fkdup74]

sp1 = service pack 1
ru1 = rollup pack 1 (bundle of previous updates/patches) :P

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by DWk@27 December 2003 - 16:56
any1 heard of ru1 before?
oh, that was the question? :lol: :P
yep, its a legit ms update, got that last time i installed xp home
and no, they're not betas :)

and its worth is totally up to you
some people feel theres too much crap in service packs/rollups
that a good av and firewall will do just as well
me, i'll take all the security i can get, so i got the updates :)

[DWk]

i would be running sp1 right now.... but a friend stole (yes, as in that madafaca took it without my consent) my winxp + sp1 cd..... so i downloaded it again and burnt it after the last format......and like 2 days later i go into sharereactor and find this sp1a+ru1..... i say FUCK....wasted cd-r...oh well im 77% done already (my conn got capped...but it seems to run faster now lol) and its going at 10kb/s... so i guess itll finish tonight...

[fkdup74]

hell, you shoulda shot me a pm,
got the iso corporate and the intergrated sp1/ru1 bin/cue :lol:
(had to snag two just to be sure :P ) :lol:
and i got a 50 disc spindle thats just itchin to be used :lol:

[DWk]

lol its cool..... 480MB out of 605....

besides it took me one night to download the sp1 version.....

now i get this version and next time i format i install that one :)

edit - thx anyway :)

[DarkReality]

Neither of my computers would boot any of the 5 or so Sp1 integrations I had gotten from KL and eMule/SR. The Sp1a + Ru1 is the latest official build of Windows, so whether or not it's "worth it" depends on if you really want to be running the latest. If that's not important, stick with XP Pro OEM. It won't kill you.

Now what I'm gonna do... one of these days... I'm gonna reformat with the XP Pro Sp1a + Ru1. Connect to Windows Update... get EVERYTHING. Install Office. Update it. Install Norton. Configure it, update it. Install the latest drivers. Update. And so on and so forth. Then I'm gonna install this kickass program called Acronis True Image that will compress my hard drive down to 2 CDs worth of files... it's bootable, and I can recover to a perfectly updated, stable, decked out system in 20 minutes... damn... reinstalling Windows takes at least an hour and that speaks nothing of reformatting, not to mention installing everything...

[DWk]

ic.... yea i was thinking of doing that but with my current drive...nothing wrong with it right now.....

[DarkReality]

That's the obvious use of the program.

Nah... what would be ideal... a CD book or wallet... two discs for your XP Pro, 2 discs for 2003 Server Standard, 2 for 2000 Server, etc., etc., and then you can change OS's in a heartbeat.

Ideally though, you do that with hard drives, and get a case that supports a hard drive caddy...those things are suh-weet. :D

Keeping them updated? Not a problem as cheap as blanks are. Restore your 3 month old image, update everything, and use Acronis to make a new 2 discs with the latest updates. The trick is to keep a text file in a safe place and on it, note EVERYTHING you manually update or install... for example you update your KL extensions or your eMule or Winamp... so when you update the image you can do all those steps quick like on the old image to bring it up to date, and bust out with a new image.

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by DarkReality@29 December 2003 - 04:45
so whether or not it's "worth it" depends on if you really want to be running the latest.
dude, not trying to argue or anything, but latest isnt always greatest, IMO :)