Re: KB942615 still crashes IE v.6

Timothy Daniels wrote:
"Frank Saunders wrote:
"Timothy Daniels" wrote:
A month after the update debacle wherein KB942615 security
update to WinXP caused IE to crash at some sites,
(mail.yahoo.com did it for me), I've re-downloaded the update
and re-installed it, and it still causes IE to crash. What is the
final "fix" for this update? Will all users have to go diddling in
their Registries to get beyond this?

Internet Explorer 6 crashes after you install security update 942615 on a
computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946627

See also
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/12/18/post-install-issues-with-ms07-069-ie6-on-xpsp2.aspx

If none of that works, turn off your anti-virus and anti-spyware programs
and uninstall KB942615. Then reinstall it and then turn them back on.

Thanks for the KB946627 link. I'd tried the the anti-virus/
anti-spamware OFF thing in December when this all broke -
and it didn't help. This KB946627 did the trick, though. It's
surprising and disappointing that Microsoft didn't include
the KB96627 fix within the KB942615 update. What are all
the grannies and normal people to do? This is a dereliction of
Microsoft's duty to its users.

Did you read the link I posted? => http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007/12/20/ms07-069-cumulative-security-update-for-internet-explorer-post-install-issue-automated-work-around.aspx

946627 is offered by both Windows Update (website) and Automatic Updates. Do you have Automatic Updates enabled?

PS: KB942615 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942615) cites KB946627 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946627) in the Known Issues section.
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