[Web4lib] DST patching heads-up

[Andrew]

If you think your Windows machines are all patched up for the rollback 
from Daylight Saving Time (DST), you might be surprised to find 
computers and servers that are off-the-clock Monday. Even if you patched 
computers this Spring, you may run into problems under the following 
conditions:

1) A Windows computer or server set up AFTER the spring forward to DST

AND

2) Runs Windows XP or Server 2003

AND

3) Synchs to a local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server

Under those conditions, those computers and servers are likely not 
patched unless you patched them manually using the existing DST patches. 
The category that the DST patch falls under is not normally enabled on 
local WSUS servers. Below is a blog post that covers what you need to do 
on your local WSUS server to enable the category for the DST patch. Once 
you've enabled that category, you should synch your server with MS and 
then approve the patch to be deployed. Once the patch is enabled in 
WSUS, you can check the status of your computers and servers to see if 
they are truly ready for the end of DST.

http://blogs.technet.com/dst2007/archive/2007/08/18/kb-933360-on-wsus-081707.aspx

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI