MS13-096: Description of the security update for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008: December 10, 2013

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS13-096. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:�

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/updates.aspx
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/
• IT professionals:
  http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-096

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Local support according to your country: International Support

Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have Windows Vista Security Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 installed on the computer.

For more information about how to obtain the service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

You must restart the computer after you install this security update.

Security update replacement information

This security update does not replace a previously released security update.

Removal information

To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs item or use the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

File information

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information notes

• The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.0.6002.18xxx	Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008	SP2	GDR
  6.0.6002.22xxx	Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008	SP2	LDR

• GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008