Re: error running windows update INNT\system32\advpack.dll

From: Mercury (Mercury_at_matchmail.net)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:06:20 -0400

The only emails you have received from people thanking you for your
misleading and misguided advice is likely to be the ones you sent to
yourself. I am still waiting for that link, supporting your claim that MS
told people not to install critical updates they just released, but as I
expected and like most of the other incompetent information you have
provided, you now have demonstrated it doesn't exist. Why am I not
surprised?

Once again the information you have provided on this newsgroup is worse than
useless. It is calculated to cause people harm. When anyone calls you on it,
you try to dodge providing a truthful answer and slink away.

"Alan Illeman" <illemann@surfbest.net> wrote in message
news:10gdiqo6nn2kt59@news.supernews.com...
>
> "Mercury" <Mercury@matchmail.net> wrote in message
> news:2mnf86FovirsU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> >
> > "Alan Illeman" <illemann@surfbest.net> wrote in message
> > news:10gcl0e8oq3k7fb@news.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Mercury" <Mercury@matchmail.net> wrote in message
> > > news:2mlrcsFo898lU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > > > "Alan Illeman" <illemann@surfbest.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:10g73t6dpateq8b@news.supernews.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > "lorrimcdaniel" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> > > > > news:38ae01c471e1$41e1e4c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > > > i am unable to run the following critical updates from the
> > > > > > windows update webpage.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 SP1
> > > > > > (KB823353)
> > > > > > Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service
> > > > > > Pack 1 (KB832894)
> > > > > > Critical Update for ADODB.stream (KB870669)
> > > > > > Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components
> > > > > > (KB832483)
> > > > > > Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB819696)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > when i download and run each one separately i get the
> > > > > > following error:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Error creating process C:\documents and
> > > > > > settings\user\local settings\temp\IXP000.tmp\IEupdate.exe
> > > > > > Q832894. Reason: INNT\system32\advpack.dll
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i've looked on google and dogpile and both sites suggested
> > > > > > updating visual basic which i've done. i've also tried
> > > > > > with and without norton. i'm on windows 2000 professional
> > > > > > sp4, ie6 with sp1. the only thing i did not try was
> > > > > > system file checker. i have no trouble installing
> > > > > > anything else, just these critical updates. i can also
> > > > > > install other critical updates. i've scanned the pc for
> > > > > > adaware issues as well and i have none.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i know that the vb updates worked because i unpacked the
> > > > > > updates and made sure of the date on the advpack.dll
> > > > > > file. i tried with vp6sp3, vb6sp5 and a third vb6.0-
> > > > > > KB290887-x86.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > any thoughts are appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > What you don't mention, is your firewall? Do you really need
> > > > > these updates? I don't, I haven't even one. (see also my reply
> > > > > to David : "Live update and worms")
> > > >
> > > > Only a very foolish person would suggest not keeping your operating
> > system
> > > > up to date with Microsoft security updates, as they appear, which
like
> > > virus
> > > > ,*must* be kept current. Sooner or later you are going to get
caught,
> if
> > > you
> > > > don't do it. Do you let your fire insurance policy lapse, just
because
> > you
> > > > haven't made a claim recently?
> > > >
> > > > I would ignore Alan's reckless and rather ignorant advice, which is
> not
> > > only
> > > > unsupportable, but also contradicted by virtually every computer
> > security
> > > > expert, I am aware of. I see no support for his bizarre
suggestions.
> > Can
> > > we
> > > > see some links Alan for your incredible advice?
> > >
> > > The Microsoft security updates descriptions that I read in March/April
> of
> > > this
> > > year, also suggested a firewall as an alternative. I chose this
> > alternative
> > > and
> > > since that period of time have not downloaded/installed any updates
and
> am
> > > running virus free. Installing a software firewall is not easy, if
> you've
> > > never done
> > > it before, as a considerable amount of tweaking is necessary - but the
> end
> > > result is "incredible" - as my virus scanning software reveals.
> > >
> > > What irks me about 'automatic updates' is that you have to run as
Admin
> to
> > > to install them online - and Microsoft, itself, tells you not to run
> your
> > > computer
> > > using the Admin account:
> > >
> > > Start=>Help=>Security=>Security OverView=>
> > > Related Topics=>Protecting against viruses and
> > > trojan horses=>Related Topics=>Why you should
> > > not run your computer as an administrator
> > >
> > > Where it can be shown that that there is no problems relating to
> viruses,
> > > the advice that you and others provide here is of merit.
> > >
> > >
> > > Warm regards,
> > > Alan
> > > --
> > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> > > Q: Why is it such a bad thing?
> > > A: Top-posting.
> > > Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > It may irk you, Alan, but advising people to do things, which are going
to
> > hurt them is not only wrong, but malicious and all of the advice you
have
> > given on this board fits that category and has helped no one. I am still
> > waiting for a link from you showing that users should ignore critical MS
> > security updates. Since you haven't posted it in reply, I will assume
like
> > much of the rest of your advice, that you have made this up as well.
> > Firewalls, you must know, provide an additional layer of security. They
do
> > not and MS never claims they replace critical security updates. To tell
> > people to ignore them is simply perverse.
>
> You would probably be surprised at the number of personal emails I've
> received, thanking me for my help from this and other ngs. I'm
> planning to add a page to my webpage with further details.
>
> In March/April the description of one of the security updates said
> that "An alternative is a good firewall" but I can no longer find that
> page. There is plenty of info on their site about firewalls, in fact,
> if you order the free security update CD, it includes trial firewall
> and antivirus software.
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/cd/order.mspx
>
>
> Lovely to hear from you again.
> Warm regards,
>
> Alan
> --
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is it such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>
>
>

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