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Your DST Questions: Will update KB 933360 be released for WSUS deployment as an Update Rollup?

(cross posted from http://blogs.technet.com/dst2007/archive/2007/08/18/kb-933360-on-wsus-081707.aspx)


Q: Will update KB 933360 be released for WSUS deployment and will it be classified as an Update Rollup?


A: Yes, Microsoft Windows operating systems KB 933360 is now available (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933360/),August 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems.” KB 933360 will be issued as an “Update Rollup” and available via WSUS.  (This Knowledge Base article replaces KB article 931836.)


To see such updates in WSUS, go to “Update Classifications” and select “change,” then check “Update Rollups” and sync.


The KB will be released to WSUS on August 28th, 2007.


As we have done in the past, we will ask the WSUS team to post a blog a few days before release to remind WSUS admins that Update Roll-ups are not displayed by default and they must take the steps outline below if they are not downloading Update Roll-ups.


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Windows Live SkyDrive open beta announced today

As noted in several places (by now 😉 an update to Windows Live Folders was announced, renamed Windows Live Skydrive. Now an open beta is available to all in the States, UK, and India. (Maybe Canada, too?)

Per the Skydrive team, this is a feature update, including the following:

  • An upgraded look and feel – new graphics to go along with your new features!
  • “Also on SkyDrive” – easily get back to the SkyDrives you’ve recently visited
  • Thumbnail images – we heard you loud and clear, and now you can see thumbnails of your image files
  • Drag and drop your files – sick of our five-at-a-time upload limit
  • Drag and drop your files right onto your SkyDrive
  • Embed your stuff anywhere – with just a few clicks, post your files and folders anywhere you can post html

Tags: Windows Live, Microsoft, beta, Live Folder, Skydrive

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You can grow or buy: Blockbuster is buying Movielink for digital movie downloads

Netflix chose to develop and offer video on demand (and even hired Anthony Wood, CEO of ReplayTV). 


Video rental chain Blockbuster is going the route of “buy.”


Blockbuster announced that they will acquire Movielink, the digital movie download service owned by several major Hollywood movie studios. Reuters said that this will give Blockbuster “the online foothold it has long sought to compete with rival Netflix.”


Consolidation… It’s getting interesting again.


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KB article 933360 posted: August 2007 cumulative time zone and DST updates for Windows

Relatest to changes in Daylight Saving Time (or as some still refer to it: Daylight Savings Time), a quick note to let you know…


In case you missed my previous post on the latest Daylight Saving Time and Time Zone update, the August 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems is posted (see KB 933360):


















Article ID : 933360
Last Review : August 7, 2007
Revision : 3.0

Important This update supersedes and replaces update KB931836, released in January 2007. This update also includes additional time zone changes that were signed in to law after update KB931836 was created. Customers who have already deployed update KB931836 should evaluate whether any of the five specific time zone changes that are addressed in the update described by this Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article merit deploying this update immediately. If systems are not directly affected, you can schedule deployment at the next available opportunity. We recommend that all customers standardize on the most current Windows cumulative time zone update to guarantee the consistency of the time zone database on all systems.

Important Before you apply the update that is described by this article, be aware of potential issues that may affect Microsoft Office Outlook.

For more information about these issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
931667 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931667/) How to address the daylight saving time changes in 2007 by using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook

Important If you are running Microsoft Exchange Server in an Information Technology (IT) environment, you must take additional measures to guarantee the correct operation of Exchange Server.

For more informationabout the Exchange daylight saving time (DST) update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
926666 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926666/) Update for daylight saving time changes in 2007 for Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2




The update that this article describes changes the time zone data to account for daylight saving time changes in several countries, as outlined. This update also includes other DST-related changes, time zone-related changes, and settings-related changes. Some of these changes will occur in 2007. Some of these changes have occurred since the products that are listed in the “Applies To” section were originally released. The update that this article describes is a cumulative update rollup that includes all the changes that were previously released in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles 928388 and 929120. This update also describes some additional changes since the last cumulative update in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 928388 and 931836.

Just to clarify, I received a mail today noting that a couple of people weren’t clear on the time zones added to this update, and whether or not time zones added in past KBs (931836) were included in the update.

 

Yes, this includes the TZ releases for countries, territories and provinces previously impacted and updated (such as Newfoundland):  it’s a cumulative update that also includes the updates from prior OS updates, including KB 931836, I believe. This from KB 933360

  


Updates from the previous cumulative Windows time zone update


The following changes have been made since the previous Windows cumulative time zone update, described in KB931836:




















Caucasus Standard Time
Changes display name to Caucasus Standard Time as cities in the previous display name have separate time zones, and removes DST settings.



Armenian Standard Time
Creates a new time zone for Armenia to better align with different DST changes in the Caucasus Region.



New Zealand Standard Time
Adjusts DST start and end dates according to changes signed in to law after the prior cumulative time zone update was created (February 2007).



GTB Standard Time
Correct the display name for GTB Standard Time on Windows Server 2003 SP2 to include Bucharest.



Jordan Standard Time
Adjusts DST start and end times and dates according to changes signed in to law after the prior cumulative time zone update was created (February 2007).



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It’s official: Microsoft lowers the retail price on Xbox 360 consoles

As previously speculated, MSNBC reports that Microsoft will cut the retail price on the Xbox 360 by $50 – that’s for the model with a 20GB hard drive.



“The company said its most popular console, which comes with a 20-gigabyte hard drive, will cost $349. A basic console without a hard drive or wireless controllers will retail for $279, $20 less than its current price, while the Xbox 360 Elite, a black version with a 120-gigabyte hard drive and high-definition video support, will drop $50 to $449.


The official press release is on xbox.com here.



“Microsoft today kicked off the greatest holiday lineup in videogame history by announcing it will reduce the retail price of Xbox 360™ by $50 beginning August 8 at United States retailers nationwide. Soon to follow, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) will release its blockbuster video game title Madden NFL 08 on August 14. This important mass-appeal franchise was the top-selling game of 2006 and is the top-selling franchise of the past 10 years. Only Xbox 360 offers a console for all interests and budgets.


“… Xbox 360 Core System now has an estimated retail price of $279.99… [and the] 120GB hard drive, Xbox 360 Elite will be priced at $449.99. The Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Console [with 20GB hard drive] will hit store shelves in September with a price of $399.99.”