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Chapter 15: Analyzing the Impact of Installing Microsoft Operating System Patches
Using OS Security Patch Wizard to Import Microsoft OS Patches
7. From the patch's associated Security Bulletin, copy and paste the Bulletin ID and the Bulletin Title
associated with the patch file you are importing. You should also enter the Bulletin Summary and Bulletin
Release Date.
Important •
Therefore, it is important that you accurately enter this data.
Note •
Operating System Patch
8. Click Next. The Additional Patch Information panel opens, displaying some data that was extracted from
the patch file.
9. Review and edit the following information:
•
Name—By default, this field displays the name of the selected patch file, such as:
Windows2000-KB38827-x86-ENU.EXE
You should edit this name to make it easier for you to identify this patch when it is listed in the Application
Catalog.
• Associated KB
entered in this field.
Important •
integrate with the MIcrosoft Web site. Therefore, it is important that you accurately enter this data.
• Effected
typically something like Windows XP , Windows Vista, etc.
• Additional
this field. You can edit these comments.
10. Click Next. The Patch Import Summary panel opens, listing the selections you have made.
11. Click Import to initiate the patch import. When import is complete, the Import Process Results panel
opens, listing the results of the import of the selected patch file. The results displayed on this panel, along with
the summary information shown in the previous panel, are output to a log file.
Note •
prompted to provide database connection information.
12. To import another patch, click < Another to return to the beginning of the OS Security Patch Wizard.
13. When you have finished importing patches, click Finish.
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Security Bulletin data is used by Application Manager to integrate with the MIcrosoft Web site.
For information on how to view Microsoft Security Bulletins, see
Files.
Article—The KB article number is extracted from the patch file and automatically
The Knowledge Base article identification information is used by Application Manager to
Product—Optionally, enter the name of the product that this patch effects. This information is
Comments—Comments are extracted from the patch file and are automatically entered in
When you click Import, if you have not previously connected to the Application Catalog, you will be
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