Microsoft said in an article on the issue published on its support Web site, "If you synchronize a server that is running Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) 1.0 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) after December 12, 2005, all the previously approved software updates may be unapproved. Additionally, these updates may display a status of 'updated' on the Approve updates page."

Well, luckily they have saved face and released an automated tool which fixes the SUS (Software Upstanding Services) glitch. This is an older version of Microsoft's current WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) software that lets users manage patches for multiple computers. WSUS was released in June.

The delay was because of a bug that was rolled out in the December 14th release of a first edition script.
This flawed script was called the "Approval Analyzer Tool which turned updates that had been set as "unapproved" by the administrator into "approved" updates. If this was not corrected, it would have deployed them to workstations and servers.

Lately Microsoft Corp. has had to patch a number of problematic things with their software from IE's vulnerability with the Google Toolbar to their little stint with Sony. It seems as though the Holiday Seasons have brought more work than joy to Microsoft lately.