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MS04-016: Vulnerability in DirectPlay could allow denial of service

Article ID:839643
Last Review:February 6, 2007
Revision:3.8
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-016. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-016.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-016.mspx)
For additional information about known issues that may occur when you install the security update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
870560 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870560/) You receive an error message when you try to install the MS04-016 security update on a Windows XP-based computer
For additional information about the latest service pack for Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/) How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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