Microsoft has promised it won't release any new fixes to its operating systems or applications on Tuesday [US], the next date for a monthly security bulletin.
"On 8 March 2005, the Microsoft Security Response Center is planning to release no new security bulletins," the US-based developer said on its Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification website.
The week prior to the second Tuesday [US] of each month, Microsoft gives users a heads-up by disclosing the number of scheduled security bulletins, and the severity level of the most critical.
It's unusual for Microsoft not to release any security fixes. The last time that happened was December 2003, just months after the company instituted its monthly patching cycle.