Re: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: WinGuy (no_spam_at_nomail.bot)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 06:00:04 GMT

"Steve" <Steve@hello.net> wrote in message
news:eMSNzEx5EHA.1120@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> WinGuy had the nerve to suggest On 12/20/2004 4:02 PM
>> "Steve" <Steve@hello.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23o2Piqu5EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I'm trying to update this program, but it keeps telling me that I don't
>>>have IE 5 or higher. I have SP2 and IE
>>>6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158!
>>>
>>>Is there a fix for this?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Steve
>>
>>
>> I'm hesitant to suggest that you should uninstall the old version and
>> then install this correct version for XP SP2 compatibility:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx
>> because you're not supposed to have to do that!
>>
>> This newsgroup might be able to help you if no one here can.
>> Microsoft.public.security.baseline_analyzer
>
> Hello,
>
> I did uninstall the old version, but still no joy in installing the new.
>
> Steve

For a quicker solution you might try that other newsgroup I mentioned. But
my curiosity is piqued.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/filemon.shtml
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml

If you can copy the files and unzip them to their own directory folders then
you can use them, as they require no installation -- you just run them,
configure them, adjusting their filters so as not to clutter their logs with
"common background system noise", and then look for failures to show up in
the logs and to occur as you manually initiate a procedure that causes
failures. Looking for things like failing to find (or read or to write to) a
file, or failure to find (or write to) a registry key or value. These utils
might help define if your problem is related to a file (replace or register
it, or adjust permissions), or to the registry (edit it or adjust
permissions). They might even point to the exact cause of the problem and,
once identified, that cause can be compared against other systems and might
can then be fixed. They are debugging and diagnostic aid utilities that do
nothing more than create filtered logs, and the user account that is using
them must have full administrative permissions.

Winguy

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