Not Again! Problems with Office Patches
Patch Tuesday hasn’t been going so well lately. Last month, Microsoft had to recall patches that caused problems with Exchange and ADFS. This month, Microsoft issued a number of patches designed to fix security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office programs, but one has been pulled and there are still problems being reported with some of the others.
KB2871630 was a non-security patch that was intended to address problems with performance and stability. But after it was installed, users discovered that the folder pane in Outlook 2013 was empty. This made for some very unhappy customers, although uninstalling the patch does return the folder pane intact. The update was removed from Windows Update and WSUS. Microsoft published a blog post on TechNet about the issue.
Meanwhile, some users are reporting an “endless loop” problem whereby some of the other patches keep installing over and over. This has been reported in regard to KB2760411, KB2760588 and KB2760583. In addition, some are getting an error message when they try to install KB28100009.
Stay tuned and we’ll let you know of any new developments.
About the Author: Debra Littlejohn Shinder
Debra Littlejohn Shinder has been working and writing in the field of IT security since 1998. She’s an author of and contributor to over 25 books on computer technology, including “Scene of the Cybercrime,” based on her previous experience as a police officer and police academy instructor. Deb is owner and CEO of TACteam and has contracted with Microsoft, Intel, HP, Prowess Consulting, Sunbelt Software, GFI Software, ConfigureSoft, 2X Software and other software and hardware companies. She currently writes articles and blogs for Windowsecurity.com, WindowsNetworking.com and ISAserver.org and has published more than 1500 articles for web sites and print magazines. Deb has been a Microsoft MVP in the area of enterprise security for the past ten years.
