For all of you Windows users: yesterday was Patch Tuesday. If you don't have Automatic Updates enabled, read on.
I did the update and had no problems with my Windows 2000 machines, and one of them, which has Office 2002 installed, also added some Office patches without a hiccup.
There are a couple of gotchas to be aware of. First, if you're running Office 2000, you'll need to make a separate visit to the Office Update site to get the new patches, and you'll have to have the original Office installation CD handy to install them. I can verify from past experience that the Office 2000 patch installation won't proceed without the CD in the drive. (But I don't care anymore.)
Second, and probably more important to most of you: It has been reported that if you're running Windows XP, you may get Service Pack 3 as part of the patch package if you haven't already installed it. Some people, though not all, have had trouble with this service pack.
Want more info? Brian Krebs has a good post, with details and lots of relevant links.
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