Microsoft Patch Can Cause Problems.

Captain Patrick · Commodore Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 2421

Installing the patch (MS05-051), which was released Tuesday
to fix four Windows flaws in Windows 2000, Windows XP
and Windows Server 2003 is causing serious problems for some users.

according to C|Net News.com, users will be locked out of their PC,
the Windows Firewall wont be started, certain applications may
be blocked from running or installing, and the network connections
folder will be emptied. This happen only when you change the
default permission settings on a Windows directory.

The solution is unstall this patch or restore the default permissions
for the Windows folder and the COM+ catalog.

Here is a guide on the Microsoft Web site, and steps start with
changing the permissions on the "registration" folder in the Windows directory.

http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F...=1009&lop=nl.ex

webtaz99 · **Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:17 am**

This is a good example of why I never install patches right away.

Hitchhiker · **Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:33 am**

This is a good example of why I dual boot with Ubuntu.

Poor Microsoft . . . everyone beating on it just because it released a patch to millions of hungry users without testing it properly first. . . . Oh, yeah, wait, that might have been a mistake on their part.

Dirt · **Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:25 am**

Just because there's a lack of quick fixes released by the linux community doesn't mean you have to lay the smack down on MS

But yeah, never install patches right away...

luit14 · **Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:44 pm**

Would that be one of the things in the windows update thing? Or is it something you get somewhere else?

Superman · Fleet Admiral Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 10220