Re: Software Distribution Service 3.0

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Ken and Fran wrote:
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Upon further research, we were able to find out that MS calls the MS
Update
service, "Software Distribution Service". They used to have a 2.0, now it
is
3.0. THey came out with the update about 3 months ago.

The securitry update itself is NOT an update to the "software Distribution
serive", so we kinda misspoke. The SDS is a generic name used by them to
distribute the updates via MS Update.

Now, that all being said - their latest security updates for February (of
which there are about 10), one of them is updating the files we
mentioned -
and upon doing the update, we cannot access the Internet via our wireless
laptop.

While our communication with MS have been limited, we believe their answer
is to de-intall the secrutiy software/firewall software you own, install
the
MS Security updates, and then re-install your security software/firewall.
They say, the error is occurring because the security software does not
have
their latest updates and it denies you access to the Internet.

This is the first time this has happen to us - all other MS Security
updates
have been fine. I do not believe we should be subject to de-installing
security software to then install MS updates. We use TREND MICRO as our
security software.

Hope this information answers your question.

CrystalBall© sez:

Error message after you install a Windows Internet Explorer 7 update from
Windows Update or from Microsoft Update: "Webpage cannot be displayed":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942818
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PA Bear - Thanks for the notes. We will give those a try to see if it
works.

As an aside, FYI, the two offending updates that are causing a problem are:

KB946026 and
KB943055
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Then KB942818 is NOT your fix! ...in which case, you'd be best to...

Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527

Support for Windows Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and in Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. There is no-charge for support calls that are associated with security updates. When you call, clearly state that your problem is related to a Security Update and cite the update's KB number (e.g., KB123456).
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.net

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