What is a patch?

Question

This is w.r.t. an answer to not having IE automatically come up when using MSN even when Firefox is the default browser. Thanks

Answer 1

patch:
Also called a service patch, a fix to a program bug. A patch is an actual piece of object code that is inserted into (patched into) an executable program. Patches typically are available as downloads over the Internet.
oftware patches themselves are also threats. After each security bulletin release, even with the rigorous testing done by the vendors on those applications typically broken by previous security updates, issues still occur. Documentation accompanying a security update addresses any known issues likely to develop following release of the update. Remember that issues directly caused by security updates qualify for a no-charge support call. In the United States, call 1-866-PC-SAFETY. To resolve International issues contact a local Microsoft office.

Testing patches, ensuring that they do not adversely affect systems and that they protect systems as intended, as well as applying patches, requires approval from management and may even require approval from critical line of business vendors. We discuss change management processes later and in detail. Nevertheless, you need adequate resources if these testing, ensuring, and applying processes and procedures are to work correctly.

Answer 2

Just as the name suggests, rather than completely replacing a whole item because it has a hole, a patch will cover the little hole.

So rather than have to download the whole software again, you just download a patch which will repair a particular problem.

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Answer 3

Hello,

(ANS) A patch is usually a peice of software created by the makers or developers to fix a specific problem with a program (software). This is often the case with new versions of a program, a famous example would be MS windows NT which had many gliches & problems that required many patches.

**Service packs are often a large collection of patches bundled into one large file or installer program.

**Some times a patch can be quite small a few kilobytes or much larger several megabytes.

**Patches often plug a whole in a programs security features to prevent hackers or crackers getting inside the computer.

**Web Browsers such as IE6 had many wholes and required quite a few patches & fixes.

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Answer 4

A patch in computer circles, is a program that contains corrective code to fix bugs in a executable program after it has been released to the public. XP has needed many as it has been discovered that it is far more hackable than Microsoft thought, and have had plug the holes by releasing various patches!

Answer 5

a patch is a file that writes something on another file, more or less an exe file, it modifies the file, this can be an update or perhaps a crack to a software, tsk tsk...this gives an update in smaller file size than giving a new exe which can be bigger in size!

Answer 6

Hmmm

Answer 7

u can Say some extra fighter
some extra file witch is improve ur programs

Answer 8

i have no idea. exactly waht is ur question?