I've received a request from the team that's working on the
KB891711 issue. They would like everyone in the USA who has had problems
with KB891711 to call 1-866-PCSafety (1-866-727-2338). If you can help
them with some info, they say they're close to reproducing the
problem--first step toward solving it. I have asked for, though not yet
received, assurances that callers will be taken more seriously than has
been reported thus far.
(According to at least a couple of people, when they called PSS they
were told that KB891711 wasn't a critical problem on Win98 and to just
uninstall it. KB891711 deals with a very *serious* vulnerability,
affecting pretty much all Windows systems, and anyone who can't get
patched decently should don at *least* a dozen condoms before journeying
out onto the internet.)
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Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
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http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
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Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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In Memorium: Alex Nichol
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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"Chris" wrote in message
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Gentlemen, I was browsing and all of a sudden my browser freezes and
nothing
could get me out. I had to shut down and reboot. Since I had Dr. Watson
on,
by opening it I get the following message: Windows KB891711 component has
altered Windows system files.
Module Name: KB891711.EXE
Description: Windows KB891711 component
Version: 4.10.2222
Product: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
Any idea what the heck this thing is?
Dr. Watson also has been reporting for a while that : If the Taskbar is
behaving strangely, try exiting Multimedia background task support module.
Module Name: mmtask.tsk
Description: Multimedia background task support module
Version: 4.90.3000
Product: Microsoft Windows
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
Appreciate a response!