Windows Millennium (ME) Patches

Windows Millennium (ME) Patches

No one will help you, no one will support you, no one will ever hear you cry!

The best patch to this sorry-looking, miserable, ill-fated, bugged, problematic and sick operating system is to format your hard disk and install a fresh copy of Windows XP Pro (Home Edition if you must). Even Windows 98 SE is a better choice (As Microsoft themselves say, and as support for this Joke-OS is virtually non-existent). No, an upgrade is not an option. Format your HD and get done with it.

Required Patches

If you really must, Windows ME requires the following security-related patches:

Make sure you read Internet Explorer 5.X and 6.0 Patches and Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 Patches before you go on.

August 2005

MS05-040 : Vulnerability in Telephony Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (893756)link out ico

July 2005

MS05-037 : Vulnerability in JView Profiler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (903235)link out ico

MS05-036 : Vulnerability in Microsoft Color Management Module Could Allow Remote Code Execution (901214)link out ico

June 2005

MS05-032 : Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Spoofing (890046)link out ico

MS05-030 : Cumulative Security Update in Outlook Express (897715)link out ico

MS05-026 : Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution (896358)link out ico

May 2005

MS05-024 : Vulnerability in Web View Could Allow Remote Code Execution (894320)link out ico

April 2005

MS05-019 : Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service (893066)link out ico

MS05-018 : Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege and Denial of Service (890859)link out ico

MS05-016 : Vulnerability in Windows Shell that Could Allow Remote Code Execution (893086)link out ico

February 2005

MS05-015 : Vulnerability in Hyperlink Object Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (888113)link out ico

MS05-013 : Vulnerability in the DHTML Editing ActiveX Control could allow code execution (891781)link out ico

MS05-012 : Vulnerability in OLE and COM Could Allow Remote Code Execution (873333)link out ico

MS05-010 : Vulnerability in the License Logging Service Could Allow Code Execution (885834)link out ico

MS05-009 : Vulnerability in PNG Processing Could Lead to Buffer Overrun (890261)link out ico

January 2005

MS05-002 : Vulnerability in Cursor and Icon Format Handling Could Allow Remote Code Execution (891711)link out ico

MS05-001 : Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Code Execution (890175)link out ico

December 2004

MS04-041 : Vulnerability in WordPad Could Allow Code Execution (885836)link out ico

October 2004

MS04-037 : Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (841356)link out ico

MS04-032 : Security Update for Microsoft Windows (840987)link out ico

MS04-031 : Vulnerability in NetDDE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (841533)link out ico

July 2004

MS04-024 : Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (839645)link out ico

MS04-023 : Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Code Execution (840315)link out ico

October 2003

MS03-044 : Buffer Overrun in Windows Help and Support Center Could Lead to System Compromise (825119)link out ico

July 2003

MS03-030 : Unchecked Buffer in DirectX Could Enable System Compromise (819696)link out ico

MS03-023 : Buffer Overrun In HTML Converter Could Allow Code Execution (823559)link out ico

June 2003

MS03-020 : Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (818529)link out ico

April 2003

MS03-011 : Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise (816093)link out ico

March 2003

MS03-008 : Flaw in Windows Script Engine could allow code execution (814078)link out ico

February 2003

MS03-006 : Flaw in Windows Me Help and Support Center Could Enable Code Execution (812709)link out ico

November 2002

MS02-065 : Buffer Overrun in Microsoft Data Access Components Could Lead to Code Execution (329414)link out ico

MS02-050 : Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing (328115) (Reposted)link out ico

October 2002

MS02-055 : Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility Could Enable Code Execution (323255)link out ico

MS02-054 : Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression Functions Could Lead to Code Execution (329048)link out ico

August 2002

MS02-048 : Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control Could Allow Deletion of Digital Certificates (323172)link out ico

March 2002

MS02-013 : 04 March 2002 Cumulative VM Updatelink out ico

December 2001

MS01-059 : Unchecked Buffer in Universal Plug and Play Can Lead to System Compromiselink out ico

November 2001

MS01-054 : Invalid Universal Plug and Play Request Can Disrupt System Operationlink out ico

April 2001

MS01-022 : WebDAV Service Provider Can Allow Scripts to Levy Requests as Userlink out ico

March 2001

MS01-019 : Passwords for Compressed Folders are Recoverablelink out ico

MS01-017 : Erroneous VeriSign-Issued Digital Certificates Pose Spoofing Hazardlink out ico

November 2000

MS00-091 : Incomplete TCP/IP Packet Vulnerability link out ico

October 2000

MS00-079 : HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability link out ico

MS00-074 : WebTV for Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability link out ico

MS00-073 : Malformed IPX NMPI Packet Vulnerabilitylink out ico

MS00-072 : Share Level Password Vulnerability link out ico

August 2000

MS00-059 : Java VM Applet Vulnerability link out ico

February 2000

MS00-011 : VM File Reading Vulnerabilitylink out ico

Note: Applying these patches will not help your OS. Your OS is sick. It was a genetic hybrid, a no-no, a product of some really bad stuff someone at Microsoft took one stormy night. Format your HD and burn your ME CD.

Do it now!

For more info see

General Information About Windows Millennium Edition Hotfixes – 295413link out ico