Thanks PA again, but I'm running Win 2000 sp4 not XP, and IE 6. All KB's you
mentionned are related to XP, which is not the case here. One thing I could
add though, is when I do crtl>alt >delete, I get a gray back ground with a
graphic that looks like an old MS-DOS screen ( A face with an old gray
graphic) . Otherwise, everything else looks normal. Thanks again, Richard
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> > ...I will remove KB947864 just to make sure M$ didn't screw it up. If
> > I still get the problem afterwards, I will reinstall it.
>
> If tweaking your third-party firewall's settings don't help [HINT!], try the
> following:
>
> 1. Disable your anti-virus application, any real-time protection provided by
> an anti-spyware application (except for Windows Defender includes Spybot
> Tea Timer, SpySweeper Guards, AVG AS guard.exe, etc.), *disable any
> third-party firewall AND enable the Windows Firewall*.
>
> NB: You're "working without a net" now: Don't to ANYTHING else online (e.g.,
> browsing reading email chatting) except #4 below until your anti-virus
> application has been re-enabled!
>
> 2. Uninstall "Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB947864)"
> via Add/Remove Programs (make sure Show Updates box is checked at top right)
> and reboot.
>
> 3. Re-do #1 above.
>
> 4. Go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install any Critical Updates
> offered. If "Root Certificates" update is listed in the Optional Updates
> category, you might install it, too, to take full advantage of IE7's
> additional security.
>
> 5. Reboot > Make sure everything in #1 above is enabled again and, if
> applicable, disable the Windows Firewall and enable your third-party
> firewall.
>
> You do NOT want to use your computer online without KB947864 installed!
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
>
> Richard wrote:
> > Thanks PA, AV is Symantec Corporate and for anti-spyware is Zone Alarm
> > Pro.
> > This week end I ran AdAware and Spybot fully updated in safe mode - found
> > nothing. Other than IE 6 freezing once in a while, everything behaves
> > normally. I will remove KB947864 just to make sure M$ didn't screw it up.
> > If
> > I still get the problem afterwards, I will reinstall it.
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
> >> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party
> >> firewall
> >> (if any)?
> >>
> >> Cumulative Security Updates for IE are seldom responsible for such
> >> behavior, Richard. If uninstalling the most recent IE update (KB947864)
> >> via Add/Remove Programs resolves the behavior (doubtful), either it
> >> wasn't
> >> installed properly in the first place or something's gone awry in Windows
> >> (not IE).
> >>
> >> I would NOT recommend connecting the machine to the internet without IE
> >> and
> >> Windows being fully patched!
> >> --
> >> IE-specific newsgroup:
> >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.publ...xplorer.general
> >>
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard wrote:
> >>> Dell Optiplex GX260 - Win 2K, sp4: I suspect the last or the before last
> >>> Black Tuesday Windows update did this to my computer because it never
> >>> did
> >>> this before (I had this computer for 5 years now). Can someone confirm
> >>> this
> >>> and if so, tell me which update I will remove? Note: It does not freeze
> >>> all
> >>> the time, let's say once or twice per session.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you all in advance
>
>