Detection and deployment guidance for the January 9, 2007 security release

Detection and deployment

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

Security updates that released on January 9, 2007, are available through the following Web sites. The products that are supported by each Web site are also listed.

• Microsoft Windows Update
  http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate)
  • Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Update
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate)
  • Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Office XP and Office 2003
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 and Microsoft Exchange 2003
  • Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005
    • Security update 921585 (security bulletin MS07-001)
      Microsoft Update does not support the Office 2000 part of this security update.
    • Security update 927198 (security bulletin MS07-002)
      Microsoft Update does not support the Excel 2000 part of this security update.
    • Security update 925938 (security bulletin MS07-003)
      Microsoft Update does not support the Outlook 2000 part of this security update.
• Office Update
  http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/ (http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/)
  • Office 2000, Office XP, and Office 2003
• Mactopia
  http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/)
  • Office 2001 for Mac
  • Office v. 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 version 1.2.1, MBSA version 2.0, or MBSA version 2.0.1

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) version 1.2.1 contains an integrated version of the Office Detection Tool (ODT). If you use MBSA version 1.2.1, MBSA version 2.0, or MBSA version 2.0.1 to detect security updates, you can detect most of the security updates that released on January 9, 2007. Any exceptions are in the following list.

• The Office Detection Tool part of MBSA 1.2.1 is limited to local scans only.
• MBSA 1.2.1 does not support any x64-based or Itanium-based versions of Windows.

• MBSA 2.0 and MBSA 2.01 do not support the Office 2000 part of security update 921585 (security bulletin MS07-001).
• MBSA 2.0 and MBSA 2.01 do not support the Excel 2000 part of security update 927198 (security bulletin MS07-002).
• MBSA 2.0 and MBSA 2.01 do not support the Outlook 2000 part of security update 925938 (security bulletin MS07-003).
• MBSA 1.2.1 does not support any part of security update 929969 (security bulletin MS07-004). The Enterprise Scan Tool that releases on January 9, 2007 detects the need for this update except for Windows Internet Explorer 7.

For more information 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 released on January 9, 2007. Any exceptions are in the following list.

Note SUS 1.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) does not support any x64-based or Itanium-based versions of Windows.

• SUS does not support any part of security update 921585 (security bulletin MS07-001). WSUS does not support the Office 2000 part of this security update.
• SUS does not support any part of security update 927198 (security bulletin MS07-002). WSUS does not support the Excel 2000 part of this security update.
• SUS does not support any part of security update 925938 (security bulletin MS07-003). WSUS does not support the Outlook 2000 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 or SMS 2003 together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates

If you use SMS 2.0 together with the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), SMS 2003 together with SUIT, or SMS 2003 together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) to detect and to deploy security updates, you can detect most of the security updates that released on January 9, 2007. Any exceptions are in the following list.

Note SMS 2.0 does not support any x64-based or Itanium-based versions of Windows.

• SMS ITMU does not support the Office 2000 part of security update 921585 (security bulletin MS07-001).
• SMS ITMU does not support the Excel 2000 part of security update 927198 (security bulletin MS07-002).
• SMS ITMU does not support the Outlook 2000 part of security update 925938 (security bulletin MS07-003).
• SMS together with the Security Update Inventory Tool does not support any part of security update 929969 (security bulletin MS07-004). The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool (ESUIT) will detect the need for this update.

To obtain the Extended Security Update Inventory 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.

Rereleased security updates

There are no rereleased security updates this month.

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 January 10, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. Pacific Time. To register, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Q2: The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is cumulative for SMS. Is the Enterprise Scan Tool also cumulative?

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

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

A3: Yes, you can use MBSA 1.2.1, MBSA 2.0, and MBSA 2.0.1 to fully detect the need for the security updates that released on January 9, 2007. Any exceptions are in the following list. For more information about the programs that MBSA currently does not detect, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: If you have installed a program that is listed in the "Affected software" section of a security bulletin that is mentioned in the related article, you may have to manually determine whether you must install the required security update. For more information about the MBSA, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Q4: Which security updates require that I use the Enterprise Scan Tool together with the MBSA to determine vulnerable systems on my network?
A4: The following security updates require that you use this tool together with MBSA to determine vulnerable systems on the network:
Q5. Can I use SMS to determine whether the updates are required?
A5: Yes. SMS helps detect and deploy these security updates. When you use SMS 2.0 or SMS 2003 together with SUIT, you are using 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 together with the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool are required for detection of all the security updates for Microsoft Windows and for 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: SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 together with the Software Updates Inventory Tool also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect security updates that are required for Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Word.

Alternatively, SMS 2003 customers can also use ITMU to detect and deploy security updates. ITMU uses technology from Microsoft Update. For more information about ITMU, visit the following Web site: