Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug

Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug 251

Posted by timothy on Friday February 05, 2010 @11:09PM from the not-quite-barely-legal dept.

eldavojohn writes "Microsoft is due for a very large patch this month, in which five critical holes (that render Windows hijackable by an intruder) are due to be fixed, in addition to twenty other problems. The biggest change addresses a 17-year-old bug dating back to the days of DOS, discovered in January by their BFF Google. The patch should roll out February 9th."

Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug

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Re:Linux Patch (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 05, 2010 @11:22PM (#31042836)

As opposed to [imgur.com] ?

Re:Patch Tuesday ahead. (Score:3, Funny)

by __aaclcg7560 ( 824291 ) writes: on Friday February 05, 2010 @11:28PM (#31042868)

The /. editors are making up for having too many Apple stories since the introduction of the iPad. Now resuming normal "[Microsoft] Evil Empire Bashing" programming. Enjoy!

a bug thats older then i am lol (Score:1, Funny)

by cryoman23 ( 1646557 ) writes: on Friday February 05, 2010 @11:36PM (#31042918)

17 year old bug and a 14 year old kid reading about the bug(that doesn't effect me btw)

Cicada bug? (Score:5, Funny)

by nicknamenotavailable ( 1730990 ) writes: on Friday February 05, 2010 @11:40PM (#31042942)

Let's call it the Cicada [wikipedia.org] bug.
A Cicada has a life-cycle of 17 years.
Now Microsoft is about to squash it.

bff (Score:2, Funny)

by thehostiles ( 1659283 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:04AM (#31043126)

Just pointing out that "Microsoft's BFF, Google" deserves a placement in internet culture

This is great news! (Score:5, Funny)

by martin-boundary ( 547041 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:17AM (#31043192)

This is excellent news for Digital Research! With these latest patches, DR-DOS can finally run the latest version of Windows without any spurious error messages. This is a great day!

Average Wait For Bug Fixes (Score:5, Funny)

by Greyfox ( 87712 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:26AM (#31043244) Homepage Journal

That's really going to screw up their average response time numbers...

Re:Not discovered in January (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:34AM (#31043290)

Neither does it make in 1 month, like most of these comments assume in their madman ravings...

Re:What is a "BFF"? (Score:2, Funny)

by Haymaker ( 1664103 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:35AM (#31043296)

I'm sorry but your butt chins are getting out of control.

Re:Cicada bug? (Score:3, Funny)

by Angst Badger ( 8636 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:36AM (#31043300)

Don't worry. Some of the bugs created by Microsoft this year will be around in 17 years, too.

Re:Nothing quite like a "timely" response (Score:5, Funny)

by noisyinstrument ( 1624451 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:51AM (#31043366) Homepage

If I had got a dollar for every time I had to correct someone for RAS syndrome style mistakes I'd never have to visit an ATM machine again.
Idiots!

Re:This is great news! (Score:5, Funny)

by Obstin8 ( 827030 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:53AM (#31043382)

Sorry man, you're posting a comment that just proves you're way too old to be commenting on /.

First, most of the current batch of MCSEs (is that acronym still allowed?) will be replying to you asking for the 800 number for Dr. Dos. I suggest you send them to the Dr. Who site.

Second, your reference to an obscure company called Digital Research will confuse the weenies. DRI.COM now resolves to a site for Colburn's Travels. It appears Mr. Colburn has achieved more mileage from the site than DRI ever did. Check the stats.

Lastly, you're really confusing people with the whole concept of a 'spurious' error. Microsoft has - through the determined, repetitive, and consistent application of "innovation" - eliminated all spurious errors from the code-base. All errors are now completely intentional, rational and self-explanatory. Click here for more information. :)

Re:oldest bug evar... and other leet speechisms (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @01:09AM (#31043438)

No wonder BSD is dying.

Re:oldest bug evar... and other leet speechisms (Score:2, Funny)

by eparker05 ( 1738842 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @01:18AM (#31043472)

I don't know if this counts... but the year 2038 problem is coming up in another 28 years. Something tells me that the public will be less riled up about this one. I don't foresee a rise in cult membership or survivalist magazine sales.

Re:a bug thats older then i am lol (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @02:44AM (#31043814)

You're 14 and wasting your Friday night on /.?

What happened to you kids? Shouldn't you be out smoking pot, sneaking beer and getting laid? It's like this last generation completely forgot how to have fun!

Re:oldest bug evar... and other leet speechisms (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @03:15AM (#31043912)

Is this a record(for a bug that's "known about" anyways?
No; the oldest known bug is the ol' missing closing parenthesis.

Re:Nothing quite like a "timely" response (Score:3, Funny)

by drinkypoo ( 153816 ) writes: <drink@hyperlogos.org> on Saturday February 06, 2010 @08:32AM (#31044898) Homepage Journal

Are you sure there's no code remaining from Windows (not NT) 3.1? There's backwards compatiblity for things that ran on it. Why reinvent the wheel badly when you have a bad wheel on hand?

Re:Maybe I'll have to take your word for it? (Score:5, Funny)

by redalien ( 711170 ) writes: <matthew@matthewwilkes.co.uk> on Saturday February 06, 2010 @11:31AM (#31045716) Homepage

Yeah? Well my dick's smaller than yours!

Re:Nothing quite like a "timely" response (Score:3, Funny)

by Pharmboy ( 216950 ) writes: on Saturday February 06, 2010 @01:17PM (#31046402) Journal

Then you wouldn't need to remember your PIN number
It's the price of a cheese pizza and a large soda...

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Re:Linux Patch (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Patch Tuesday ahead. (Score:3, Funny)

a bug thats older then i am lol (Score:1, Funny)

Cicada bug? (Score:5, Funny)

bff (Score:2, Funny)

This is great news! (Score:5, Funny)

Average Wait For Bug Fixes (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Not discovered in January (Score:1, Funny)

Re:What is a "BFF"? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Cicada bug? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Nothing quite like a "timely" response (Score:5, Funny)

Re:This is great news! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:oldest bug evar... and other leet speechisms (Score:5, Funny)

Re:oldest bug evar... and other leet speechisms (Score:2, Funny)

Re:a bug thats older then i am lol (Score:1, Funny)

Re:oldest bug evar... and other leet speechisms (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Nothing quite like a "timely" response (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Maybe I'll have to take your word for it? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Nothing quite like a "timely" response (Score:3, Funny)

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