Re: Bug in IE critical patch?

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/06/04 

Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 19:54:15 -0400

The patch is important for your security, Bernard. I suggest you install it
again via Windows Update, not from the download page, with NAV and
everything else closed prior to installing it. 

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Bernard Liengme wrote:
> I downloaded it from MS - I know MS do not email files.
> I may have left Norton running while installing the patch.
> Using Add/Remove >Internet Explorer Q867801 did the trick! Now I can
> click a URL link in an email and up pops IE as expected.
> Many, many thanks
>
>
> "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:em6rM20eEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> And (2)?
>>
>> Did you "download" the patch via Windows Update?  Was you anti-virus
>> application enabled when you installed it?  Does uninstalling the patch
>> make any difference (Add/Remove Programs>Internet Explorer Q867801)?
>>
>> Did "Microsoft" email you the patch in an attachment?
>> -- 
>> Bernard Liengme wrote:
>>> Did what (1)  suggested - had to make zero changes. OE still hangs when
>>> I click on a URL link.
>>> Others seem to have similar problem with the patch - see "OE hangs"
>>> today at 5:30 from ortrask.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:%23JVEkqmeEHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> 1. You click on a hyperlink in and an IE window doesn't even open:
>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx
>>>>
>>>> 2. You click on a hyperlink and an IE window opens but it doesn't load:
>>>>
>>>> Re-register all DLLs listed in this KB article...
>>>>
>>>>     http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679
>>>>
>>>> To assure a clean install, your anti-virus application should be
>>>> disabled and all other running processes (e.g., OE, other IE windows)
>>>> closed before installing anything, including Windows Updates.
>>>> --
>>>> Bernard Liengme wrote:
>>>>> Yesterday I downloaded the latest IE 'critical patch'.
>>>>> Since then, clicking on a URL link in a message in Outlook Express
>>>>> causes Outlook Express to hang.
>>>>> I know I can use copy and paste (IE to OE) but it there a real fix

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