Re: KB909444..What to do, what to do...
- From: "shamefully_clueless" <shamefullyclueless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:25:03 -0700
Hi Robert,
Thank you for your help. You really sound like you know what you are talking
about. Unfortunately, i don't have a clue what you are talking about. I think
it's because i'm not half as advanced as you are in this area.
The part i did understand re: However, you can get a less cryptic picture of
the status of that folder
> by opening its parent folder %windir% in an Explorer window,
> then finding the icon for that Registration folder and using File, Properties,
> Security tab, Advanced... to see its Permissions entries in a GUI.
OK, i did that. Didn't see anything regarding permissions at all. Saw
'general', 'virus property', and summary, but that's it.
How do i change the current settings from
> > WordPad, because i can't seem to do so.
>
>
> You don't use WordPad; you use Windows Explorer's File Properties
> or cacls.exe
That doesn't appear to be an option. It's not in my list, and i don't see a
field in which to input that information.
Like i said, i think you do know how to solve this problem; i just don't
understand what you are saying. I will, however, continue to try to figure it
out :~)
Thanks for your help, Robert; i appreciate it.
"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
> "shamefully_clueless" <shamefully_clueless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:806BB6CE-B424-4FA7-B18C-82BEF94192A2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed on today, and saw an article re: this issue in MSN Tech and Gadgets.
> > Clicked the link to 909444. Read the article, and started searching for
> > %windir%\registration. Looked all over in Windows. Tried both the
> > registration folder, and the registered packages folder. No dice. Did a
> > search for %windir%\registration, and the only result i got was the page i
> > still had up from MSN Tech and Gadgets. Now..i did poke around a little in
> > the registration folder, but couldn't find a program to open some items. I
> > tried to open it with Wordpad, and got lots of gibberish. Now, i can't change
> > the settings within that folder to try to open the file with any other
> > program. Of course, the security bulletin did not tell specifically where to
> > find the folder, and how to open the items (that is, assuming i was in the
> > right place when i went to WINDOWS/registration). For good measure, i checked
> > here. Saw somewhere that 909444 was now referenced in "MS05-051:
> > Vulnerabilities in MS DTC and COM+ could allow remote code execution".
> > Clicked the 'home users' link in MS05-051, and lo and behold, this is what i
> > got: "We’re sorry, but there is no Microsoft.com Web page that matches your
> > entry. It is possible you typed the address incorrectly, or the page may no
> > longer exist. You may wish to try another entry or choose from the links
> > below, which we hope will help you find what you’re looking for". OK, so i'm
> > boiling now.
> > Here's the problem: I know i need to download these security updates, but
> > from what i've read, i'm scared to, because i obviously have no clue as to
> > how to correct any problems that may occur other than system restore, but you
> > have to be able to get to system restore to use it. Here's my immediate
> > question, which is obvious:
> > Where in the world is the %windir%\registration folder, and if it is where i
> > thought it was (in Windows in the registration folder), which program do i
> > use to open it to make the changes?
>
>
> The KB909444 is making an assumption that you might be doing this
> in a cmd window or in a cmd script file. E.g. that is where the command
> pipeline it provides would have to be executed.
>
> To open a cmd window Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter:) cmd.exe
>
> To navigate to that directory in the cmd window use the chdir command:
>
> cd /d %windir%\Registration
>
> I suggest you don't bother with the extra complication of the pipeline
> though in order to understand what you are doing with the cacls command.
> E.g. the echo y part of that pipeline just means that you could include those
> commands in a cmd file to make it non-interactive.
>
> Also I suggest you list the current settings before changing them.
> E.g. after the cmd window is open enter this:
>
> cacls .
>
> (Note the period, which represents the current directory.)
>
>
> However, you can get a less cryptic picture of the status of that folder
> by opening its parent folder %windir% in an Explorer window,
> then finding the icon for that Registration folder and using File, Properties,
> Security tab, Advanced... to see its Permissions entries in a GUI.
>
>
> > How do i change the current settings from
> > WordPad, because i can't seem to do so.
>
>
> You don't use WordPad; you use Windows Explorer's File Properties
> or cacls.exe
>
>
> > Another question: is this problem happening with everyone, or is it only
> > happening if you have certain programs installed?
>
>
> Did you see the TechNet Security Bulletin?
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-051.mspx
>
> <quote>
> Caveats: Systems that have been modified to non default Access Control List
> settings on the %windir%\registration directory may experience unexpected behavior.
> </quote>
>
> So, if your permissions on that folder are unchanged and seem to be the
> same as the the ones that KB909444 wants you to restore, you probably
> don't need to worry at all.
>
>
> > I saw a posting here that
> > referenced Norton Anti-Virus as being a possible cause for this happening. I
> > don't have NAV. Has anyone who doesn't have NAV had problems with their
> > systems after doing the update?
> > Thanks in advance for any and all assistance given.
> >
> >
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>
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