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Windows Server Forum / Windows 2000 / Update / August 2006IE On Win2K Pro Intermittently Crashes After 8/8 Security Updates
After installing/applying the dozen+ security updates on Tuesday, internet exporer intermittently, but regularly, crashes, with no explanation why, and no suggestions for a cause or fix. I don't really expect a reply, since the vast majority of threads I see here have only one post. I assume this site is little more than the classic disconnected thermostat on the office wall - people feel like they have some control, but its really just a joke. I don't feel like I should have to deal with paying $35 to tell M$ that THEY screwed up my OS with THEIR insecurity patch, but of course there is no other option to contact anyone, even to just let them know they've screwed up, so I'll post this into the bottomless void.... Hi, this is copied and pasted from another group - it might address your problem. Wesley Vogel wrote: > > The dialog box is labeled Internet Explorer > > The message is "This page has an unspecified potential security flaw. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > > PT This has been caused by Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398). It was one of the batch of updates that came down this week. It will affect anyone who gets all updates (not just the critical ones). You can uninstall it using Add/Remove Program with the "Show update" box ticked. I'm hoping MS patches the update to fix this ASAP. >After installing/applying the dozen+ security updates on Tuesday, internet >exporer intermittently, but regularly, crashes, with no explanation why, and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >let them know they've screwed up, so I'll post this into the bottomless >void.... Thank you for the info. Unfortunately, it was a no-go. First, based on some of the lower-level issues in that snippet, I tried clearing out my temporary internet files folder, and didn't get the problem for about half the day today, so I thought that might be it. But it came back. (That's the intermittent part - might happen after clicking on a few links, might happen after hours and hundreds of links clicked.) So I broke down and uninstalled the security update mentioned below - and things got worse. The first crash occured after just a few links, and this time didn't even give the option of submitting it to Microsoft (not that they do anything with it anyway - just more "give them a button to click so they feel like we're doing something" eye candy). This option did eventually come back, for whatever that's worth. One other thing I tried was to clear my cookies. But that didn't do anything but kill all my settings for the web sites I visit regularly. So I'm still up a creek. And, of course, with no sign that anyone from Microsoft has even seen this or gives a crap about how they screw up their customers' computers. As I expected. :( > Hi, this is copied and pasted from another group - it might address > your problem. [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > >let them know they've screwed up, so I'll post this into the bottomless > >void.... Check your Event Logs I dont use IE, but having installed Tuesdays critical updates - I checked IE and it runs fine > After installing/applying the dozen+ security updates on Tuesday, internet > exporer intermittently, but regularly, crashes, with no explanation why, and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > let them know they've screwed up, so I'll post this into the bottomless > void.... So, it seems Microsoft is now distributing "ransom-ware". According to KB923762, they are aware of this problem, they have created a hot-fix for it, but in order to get access to it, you have to contact support. They are kind enough to provide a link to find out " information about support costs". Niiiiiiiice. And I used to be a microsoft supporter.... :( > After installing/applying the dozen+ security updates on Tuesday, internet > exporer intermittently, but regularly, crashes, with no explanation why, and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > let them know they've screwed up, so I'll post this into the bottomless > void.... Hot fixs have charges waived as long as that hotfix is all you ask for. > So, it seems Microsoft is now distributing "ransom-ware". According to > KB923762, they are aware of this problem, they have created a hot-fix for it, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>let them know they've screwed up, so I'll post this into the bottomless >>void.... > So, it seems Microsoft is now distributing "ransom-ware". According to > KB923762, they are aware of this problem, they have created a hot-fix for > it, but in order to get access to it, you have to contact support. They > are kind enough to provide a link to find out " information about support > costs". Have you tried the Workaround mentioned? Disable HTTP 1.1 in Settings. I have the same problem with the 080806 update as you on two computers both running IE6SP1 and W2K. > > So, it seems Microsoft is now distributing "ransom-ware". According to > > KB923762, they are aware of this problem, they have created a hot-fix [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > have the same problem with the 080806 update as you on two computers both > running IE6SP1 and W2K. It seems to work. No crashes as before on the two sites I visited. You're not alone. I have this problem, too. Probably we'll have to wait at least one month until Microsoft decides to fix things. Adrian Roman > You're not alone. I have this problem, too. Probably we'll have to wait at > least one month until Microsoft decides to fix things. [snip] I had the same problem as elsewhere mentioned in this thread. I just said "Screw M$ & their crappy browser, let them fix it, or not, in their sweet time; me, I'm finally done with it". Got Firefox, works like a dream. Wish I'd gotten it years ago. Just my $0.02 Jimmy |
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