Re: Problems with (KB956391)

HI PA Bear, Having Verizon with MSN Premium my Verizon home page opened in
bits and pieces, First parts of the header then an ad then a news story then
more of the header etc., much much slower then ever. Then i noticed
anniboom.com video's wouldn't open to full view along with a nascar video
site. Also you couldn't watch a video because of buffering every three
seconds. after testing my internet connection speed with about five different
test sites my speed was down to 450-480 when my speeds should be 1500+ with
Verizon telling me there was nothing wrong that
they can see from their end. When i removed the update everything is working
fine.
Now doing a few system restores untill i restored to OCT. 12 is when
everything got better. I reinstalled all updates leaving KB956391 for last
and all was fine so
i'm not installing Killbits update again. Ron

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

After noticing some problems with my Verizon home page opening much
slower and different programs not working right...

@Ron: What programs weren't "working right"?

1. Is the machine otherwise fully patched at Windows Update *and* Office
Update (if Microsoft Update isn't your default update source)?

2. Assuming it is, do you have Microgaming Download Helper, (Husdawg) System
Requirements Lab (www.husdawg.com/systemrequirementslab/Home2.html), and/or
PhotoStockPlus Uploader Tool (www.photostockplus.com) installed?

If YES for #1 and NO for #2, installing KB956391 shouldn't be causing any
problems.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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Ron H wrote:
Hi Engel, It does work my mistake. I wasn't unchecking the update first
and
then
i was allowed to check the box : Do Not Show This update Again. Thanks
Again Nice to hear from you again. Ron

"Engel" wrote:
<snip>
Also
Visit <http://windowsupdates.microsoft.com/> and do a CUSTOM scan...
Then you can select (or deselect and look at the details and HIDE) the
updates you want.

"Ron H" wrote:
After noticing some problems with my Verizon home page opening much
slower and different programs not working right i decided to do a
system restore. Going back to Oct.12 my computer was fine -just prior
to Oct.14 patch Tuesday.
Now after installing those updates one at a time discovered that the
update : ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP KB956391 was the one with ill
effects to my computer. Now that this update is not installed any more,
and i'm choosing not to install it, How do i stop the yellow shield in
my system tray and
also tell WU
not to show me this update? This update doesn't allow you to click in
the box to stop showing this update.


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