April 2011 Critical Windows, Office & Office for Mac updates

April 15, 2011

On April 12, 2011, Microsoft released new patches for critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Office for Macintosh

* All Windows PCs must be patched. *

To patch your PC:

Click on the update icon on the taskbar (it is a globe or yellow shield with an exclamation point, depending on which version of Windows you're running).

If you do not have such an icon, run Windows Update by going to the site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

After patching, you must reboot your PC in order for the patches to take effect.

Other Windows patches:

If you use Microsoft Visual Studio, see:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-025.mspx

for information about a critical patch.

If you are the administrator of an IIS server using ASP.NET, see:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-028.mspx

for information about a critical patch.

To patch Microsoft Office for Macintoshes:

If you are using Microsoft Office on a Macintosh, use Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac, which comes with Office, to check for updates or visit the Macintosh Office download page to get the latest updates:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx

If you will be manually installing updates, check the "system requirements" section on the download page to make sure that previous required updates have been installed.

If you have any questions or problems applying these patches, please contact the SCS Help Desk at x8-4231 or send mail to help@cs.cmu.edu.

Thank you for your attention,

SCS Help Desk