Russ,

This is odd. I have the Windows Critical Updates Alert installed on my W2K box (which directs you to windowsupdate.microsoft.com when a "critical update" is available). It just alerted me to install:

> Security Update, November 13, 2001 (Internet Explorer 6)
> 447 KB/ Download Time: 1 min
> This update resolves the "13 November 2001 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer"
> security vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, and is discussed in Microsoft
> Security Bulletin MS01-055. Download now to prevent a malicious user from reading
> or altering the cookies on your computer.

However, HFNETCHK shows that I'm fully patched:

> * Internet Explorer 6 Gold
>
> INFORMATION
> All necessary hotfixes have been applied.

Yesterday I installed IE6.0 (upgraded from IE5.5) then installed MS01-58. I never did install MS01-55 since MS01-58 was "Cumulative" and HFNETCHK showed that I was patched.

So which is right? Critical Update or HFNETCHK?

<sigh>

- Bil

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