MS11-025: Description of the security update for Visual Studio 2010: June 14, 2011

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS11-025. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/bulletins/201105.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/bulletins/201105.aspx)
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS11-025.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS11-025.mspx)

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update (http://support.microsoft.com/ph/6527)

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bb980617.aspx)

Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master)

Local support according to your country: International Support (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx)

Known issues with this security update

• After you install this security update, three updates that have the name "KB2542054" are listed in "Installed Updates." This is expected behavior. When you install the update, Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Runtime and Microsoft Visual C++ x86 Runtime updates are also installed. If you uninstall the security update, you must uninstall all three updates individually.
  
  Note We do not recommend that you uninstall any security updates.
• The installation wizard identifies the installation as a "Software Update." It should be identified as a "Security Update." After you install the security update, it is listed in "Installed Updates" as "Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio." It should be listed as "Security update for Microsoft Visual Studio."

Replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.