Re: Updates 14 April 2006 (KB908531, KB911562 and KB912812) kill my co

Perhaps the following will explain & resolve your issue:

Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell
after you install security update MS06-015
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

Easy Fix: Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll
down to Item No. 383 "Hewlett-Packard's Share-to-Web software - Fix (MS06-015)"
to download a registry fix.
[ Direct Patch Download: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/hp.vbs ]

Note: You may need to temporarily disable your antivirus program
in order to safely run the scripted fix.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"James Wood***" wrote:

| Periodically, when I get updates installed, major parts of my programs cease
| to work. On 14 April 2006, updates KB908531, KB911562 and KB912812 installed.
| The address bar in internet explorer ceased to work and I could no longer
| save new Excel files.
| I have carried out a system restore to a point before the updates were
| installed and voila, everything works again. This is not the first time this
| has happened, one last year has resulted in screen savers no longer working
| and the computer crashing everytime it goes into hibernation mode. This one I
| have not fixed.
|
| Any ideas as to why and what I can do to solve this?

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