Huh? Well, OK, then!

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
| The latest from MS:
|
| "Microsoft has received reports about issues with KB891711 on Windows
| 98,
| Windows 98 SE and Windows ME. At this point, we have been able to
| confirm these reports and are currently working on a resolution.
|
| "Please note that by uninstalling the current update, the machine will
| return to a vulnerable state. At this point, we are currently not
aware
| of customer's being exploited by way of the vulnerability fixed in
| MS05-002 on Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME. If you need
| additional assistance regarding this update, please contact +1 (866)
| PCSAFETY."
|
| I'm now assured, and fairly confident, that anyone who answers that
| number will be up to speed on the issue.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP Shell/User
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
|
| "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
| ...
| Again, according to at least one person who's tried this latest
| number,
| the right hand still doesn't know what the left hand is doing at MS.
| An
| honest to God SNAFU. Unless you are stout of heart, I now recommend
| holding off on those calls until I get *real* assurances.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP Shell/User
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
|
| "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in
message
| ...
| 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.)
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP Shell/User
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
|
|
| --
| Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
| Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
|
| http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
| In Memorium: Alex Nichol
|
| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
| Your cooperation is very appreciated.
| ------
| "98 Guy" wrote in message
| ...
|
| If you don't know what I'm talking about, look he
|
| http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS05-002.mspx
|
| If you're running Win 98, and have recently (within the past
week)
| gone to Windows Updates and updated your computer, you almost
| certainly now have the file "KB891711.EXE" running in the
| background.
| It is set to run automatically at startup. First time any such
| update
| or security patch has been configured to operate (instead of
| simply
| replacing an existing file).
|
| Even though Micro$loth sez that MS05-002 (KB891711.EXE) is
| critical
| for Win-98, I've read where some (many) people are simply
| deactivating
| it (via msconfig).
|
| Does anyone really know the truth regarding Win-98 and
| KB891711.EXE?
|
| Is there anything special about it (like running it in safe mode
| to
| properly install it) ?
|
| Is it really needed? (for win-98) ?
|
| Is Win-98 really vulnerable to MS05-002 ???
|
|
|
|