Re: ActiveX not working after update KB896688

Let's see if this helps anyone out there. Client brought a Compaq laptop to
me was slow, ran Spybot S&D, AdAware & NIS w/spyware. Results 2 trojan
viruses & over 300 spy/ad ware. Cleaned all. OK. Regular maint.(cookies,
defrag, etc.) Installed XP SP2 OK. Installed 40 patches, not OK. KB896688
stops ActiveX & KB902400 fails installs. Removed OK. Worked w/MS 20 hr
lagtime between next suggestion from them. Unacceptable. Backed up pc, wiped
HD, reinstalled OS, NIS, Spybot S&D, AdAware & ALL patches. This pc works
fine now.

"LavaGarry" wrote:

> I can't tell you how excited I got when I finally read this thread because
> aside from the 2003 server part (I'm running XP) this was my problem to a T.
> I tried the reg key hack from 3 to 1, rebooted, and *no joy*. I then
> uninstalled KB896688 and rebooted...*no joy*. I finally uninstalled every
> security patch that I had installed on 10/18 which was about 6 or 7 (I was
> catching up a bit...) and ONE of them was the magic for me.
>
> I have been doing this since Norton AV broke on me the other day after I ran
> a system scan because of something my daughter "accidentally" clicked on. I
> cleaned the machine but then decided to catch up on 2 months of MS updates.
> I never associated the Microsoft "fixes" with the problem so I just thought I
> was continuing the battle with the virus. The virus had not shown up in any
> scan but the box sure seemed hosed. Norton worked on the scan side but that
> window that shows you all the status info was kicking out ugly errors. I
> will likely start to add back the fixes one at a time until the offensive one
> strikes but I will be following the thread to see what comes up.
>
> Even Control Panel..Admin..Services was slightly broken because ActiveX is
> apparently used to paint the left side of the right pane next to the list of
> services.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Garry
>
> "Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:
>
> > "overdoghosting" <overdoghosting@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb:
> >
> > > Yes I am sure I found a user on Technet he had a post about this issue he was
> > > suffering from the exact same problems with his server we both removed
> > > KB896688
> > > and both of our 2003 servers came back to life with no more issues.
> >
> > Hm, did you open a call with MS support?
> > Since the issue accured in conjunction with an security update,
> > the support shoulb be free anyway. I just drop MSRC a mail and
> > hope to get an answer. Oh, BTW, are there any Group Policies active
> > on the machine and the machines which the server serves?
> >
> > What you might try meanwhile:
> > With KB896688 a new(?) key with an until now unknown to me function
> > seems to be set in the registry. That's "1207" in the "Zones". It's
> > not described in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/182569 yet. For
> > the Internet zone this key values "3" by default which means, the
> > feature/function is disabled/not allowed.
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> > Settings\Zones\3
> >
> > is the registry path for the Internet zone. There you will find the
> > "1207" key after installing KB896688. As mentioned above, the default
> > value is "3". Try changing the value to "1" (one) and you may see a
> > prompt for whatever after you've shut down all IE instances (and reboot).
> > I *don't* know, if this hacking in the registry may cause any security
> > issues or minor the effect of the KB896688 update. So you may try it
> > on your own risk. I'm *not* responsible for any issues which may be
> > caused by the manipulation at all. But it may be worth a try.
> >
> > Bye,
> > Freudi
> > --
> > Macht euer Windows sicherer: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com - jetzt!
> > http://www.microsoft.com/germany/sicherheit/
> > Infos zu aktuellen Patches für IE, OE und WinXP: http://patch-info.de
> > Letzte Aktualisierung: IE - 11.10.05 / OE - 17.06.05 / WinXP - 11.10.05
> >
> >
.

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