As part of Microsoft's routine, monthly security update cycle, we released the following security updates in July: | • | MS07-036 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel (KB 936542) | | • | MS07-037 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Publisher (KB 936548) | | • | MS07-038 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 935807) | | • | MS07-039 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 926122) | | • | MS07-040 - addresses a vulnerability in the .NET Framework (KB 931212) | | • | MS07-041 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 running IIS 5.1 (KB 939373) |
We also re-released the following security bulletin: MS06-078 - MS06-078 has been updated to support the release of Windows Server 2003 SP2 (KB 923689 and KB 925398)   IT professionals and systems administrators - Go to Microsoft TechNet for detailed information about these updates. |
How to get the updates
To get the Windows updates and Microsoft Office updates for your home computer or laptop go to the Microsoft Update Web site now.
If you are using Windows Vista you can manage your updates through the control panel. For more information, see Windows Vista: How to update your operating system.
To manually download available updates, go to Microsoft Update or in Windows Vista go to your control panel. After your computer has been scanned to see which updates it needs, click the Custom button to find and choose the update you want to install. We recommend you install all High-Priority Security and Critical updates immediately.
We recommend that you get the updates delivered automatically to your PC. When your computer is on and connected to the Internet, the most current security updates are automatically downloaded and installed. To learn how to turn on automatic updating for your particular operating system, see Update your computer automatically.
Other steps you can take to help protect your computer
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