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  • Microsoft Pulls Update for Windows

    05/28/2003 6:01:10 AM PDT · by Timesink · 29 replies · 421+ views
    Reuters ^ | May 28, 2003
    Microsoft Pulls Update for WindowsWed May 28, 2003 12:08 AM ETSEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it has withdrawn a security update for its Windows XP software after discovering that it switched off Internet connections for some of the 600,000 users who downloaded and installed it. The update, a small software addition that is used to fix and add features to existing software programs, was originally aimed at improving the security of Internet connections. But after releasing the update on May 21, Microsoft discovered it was incompatible with other security firewall software used to protect home computers from...