Re: Hotfix KB912919 is dangerous!!

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Configure Automatic Updates to download automatically but ask for your permission to install updates.

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525

OR...

Get rid of all Norton apps.
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~PA Bear


Dale wrote: 
Sorry in advance for the lack of knowledge..How is one to know to disable
firewall + antivirus  when you receive update via window auto update?

> Known issue: Try reinstalling 912919 but with NAV/NIS disabled.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> Anthony Capon wrote:
> > Hi
> > Just thought you ought to know I'v spent a day and a half
> > troubleshooting my home network which suddenly went down. Internet
> > access was limted to the browser, any program that wanted internet
> > access was blocked!! Email stopped working ... it just couldn't find
> > the servers!!! My fire wall was behaving strange (NIS 2005).....
> >
> > Any way to cut a long story very short... eventually I traced it to
> > Hotfix KB912919!!!! I uninstalled it and hey presto!!! Everything
> > went back to normal! Now this is slated as a "critical fix" so what's
> > going on here guys? This fix is supposed to fix the WMF vulnerability
> > problem not take down your system!!!!
> >
> > Regards
> > Anthony 

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