Detection and deployment guidance for the May 2006 security release

This article describes the detection and deployment guidance for the security release that is dated May 9, 2006.

Detection and deployment

Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Office Update

All the security updates that were released on May 9, 2006, are available by visiting the following Microsoft Web sites. Products that are supported by that specific Web site are also listed.

• Microsoft Windows Update
  http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate)
  • Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Window XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
    • Security update 916803 (MS06-019)
      Windows Update does not support any part of this security update.
• Microsoft Update
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate)
  • Windows 2000, Window XP, Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2002 XP and Office 2003
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 and Microsoft Exchange 2003
  • Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
  • Microsoft SQL Server
• Office Update
  http://officeupdate.microsoft.com (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/maincatalog.aspx)
  • Office 2000, Office 2002 XP, and Office 2003
• Mactopia
  http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/)
  • Office 2001 for Mac
  • Office X for Mac
  • Office 2004 for Mac

Note Not every update is available on every Web site that is listed.

Environments that detect security updates by using MBSA 1.2.1 or MBSA 2.0

If you use MBSA 1.2.1 or MBSA 2.0 to detect security updates, you can detect most of the security updates that were released on May 9, 2006.

Note MBSA 1.2.1 contains an integrated version of the Office Detection Tool. The Office Detection Tool part of MBSA 1.2.1 is limited to local scans.

• Security update 913433 (MS06-020)
  MBSA 1.2.1 does not support any part of this update. This security update is supported by using the May 2006 Enterprise Scan Tool.

For more information about how to obtain the Enterprise Scan Tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using Software Update Services or Windows Server Update Services

If you use Software Update Services (SUS) or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to detect and to deploy security updates, you can detect most of the security updates that were released on May 9, 2006.

• Security update 916803 (MS06-019)
  SUS does not support any part of this security update.

Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using SMS 2.0 together with the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) or by using SMS 2003 together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU)

If you use SMS 2.0 together with the Security Update Inventory Tool or SMS 2003 together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates to detect and to deploy security updates, you can detect and deploy all security updates that were released on May 9, 2006.

Some security updates may be fully detected by using SMS 2.0 together with the Security Update Inventory Tool only if you use the latest cumulative Extended Security Update Inventory Tool. To obtain this tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Summary of detection and deployment guidance

The following table summarizes the detection and deployment guidance for each new security update.

Re-released security updates

No security updates are being re-released.

Frequently asked questions

Q1: What is Microsoft doing to provide guidance about how to deploy these updates?

A1: Microsoft encourages system administrators to join the monthly technical webcast to learn more about security updates. The webcast for this security update airs on May 10, 2006, at 11:00 A.M. (Pacific Time). To register, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Q2: Is the Enterprise Scan Tool also cumulative as the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is for SMS?

A2: No, the Enterprise Scan tool is not cumulative. There are no plans to make the Enterprise Scan Tool cumulative.

Q3: Can I use the MBSA tool to determine whether these updates are required?

A3: Yes, you can use MBSA 1.2.1 and MBSA 2.0 to fully detect the need for the following security updates that were released on May 9, 2006, except where noted in the following table.
For more information about the programs that MBSA does not detect, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
If you installed a program that is listed in the "Affected software" section of a security bulletin that is mentioned in a related article, you may have to manually determine whether you must install the required security update. For more information about MBSA, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Q4: Which security updates require that I use the Enterprise Scan Tool together with MBSA to identify vulnerable systems on my network?

A4:Q5: Can I use SMS to determine whether the updates are required?

A5: Yes. SMS helps detect and to deploy these security updates. When they are used together with the Software Updates Inventory Tool, SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 use MBSA 1.2.1 technology for detection. Therefore, SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 have limitations that resemble the limitations of MBSA 1.2.1. For more information about SMS, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The Security Update Inventory Tool and the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool are required for detection of all the security updates in Microsoft Windows and in other affected Microsoft products. For more information about the limitations of the Security Update Inventory Tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
When they are used together with the Software Updates Inventory Tool, SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect the required security updates for Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Word.

Alternatively, SMS 2003 customers can use the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates to detect and to deploy security updates. This tool uses technology from Microsoft Updates. For more information about the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates, visit the following Microsoft Web site: