Re: IE7 won't work after installing several hotfixes

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Hi Matty,

The update that causes the problem is KB939653. If you follow the
instructions and references given in my post 'Updating Windows Vista' also in
this newsgroup (dated 10/140/2007), you should be able to solve your problem.
This, of course, assumes that you are running Vista.
Dwarf

"Matty" wrote:

Ehm, you may whish to contact Esent, the vendor of NOD32 instead to fix
the possible issue - although I doubt that NOD32 is causing the issue on
your end. 3rd party Personal Firewall Software running is my favorite,
followed by Anti-Spy/Mal/Adware software running in the background for
causing the issue.

I do not have a third party firewall software.
I run anti-spy/mal/adware softwares on demand. I do not run them in the
background.

They are blocking the new version of iexplore.exe
contained in *every* Cumulative Update for IE7 from accessing "the net".
That's plain stupid and should be fixed by the vendors of the "Security
Software".

The cumulative IE7 update came out much much later than the antivirus
softwares already installed in people's computers. Shouldn't MS be coming
out with updates that fit into what's already existing instead of expecting
existing softwares (and users to switch to softwares that don't conflict
with the updates) to adapt to the new IE7 updates?



"Ottmar Freudenberger" <freudi@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Matty" <matriarka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb:

Just read from earlier posts that it could be KB939653 that's causing the
problem.

The update isn't the cause, but the software running in the background,
especially the so called "Security Software" (AV software, 3rd party Per-
sonal Firewall software, Anti-Spy/Mal/Adware software).

There were several suggestions to go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942818/en-us.

The resolution posted on that webpage says "To resolve this problem,
contact
the vendor of the third-party security program for an update.

Do have read the possible *cause* for the issue there too?
Do you have *any* 3rd party "Security Software" running in the background?

I think I'll forego installing KB939653. It's too much of a bother when
Microsoft expects that users will constantly
uninstall/disable/reinstall/enable antivirus programs (I'm using NOD32)
just to install MS updates.

Ehm, you may whish to contact Esent, the vendor of NOD32 instead to fix
the possible issue - although I doubt that NOD32 is causing the issue on
your end. 3rd party Personal Firewall Software running is my favorite,
followed by Anti-Spy/Mal/Adware software running in the background for
causing the issue. They are blocking the new version of iexplore.exe
contained in *every* Cumulative Update for IE7 from accessing "the net".
That's plain stupid and should be fixed by the vendors of the "Security
Software".

In any case, in front of deciding to ignore an offered critical update,
make sure you're informing yourself about the security holes (and possi-
ble workarounds) mentioned in the corresponding Security Bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS07-057.mspx

Bye,
Freudi



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