MS GDI + Detection Tool

I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

Go to Windows Update and you will see that there are two things to
download......and each of them gives an explanation why.

I haven't done so yet......anyone else downloaded them?? I prefer to wait
and let you guys test them first, lol!!

Heather

"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

The *update* is a tool. It checks whether you have any of the vulnerable
software installed, then registers itself so that you don't get repeatedly
urged to download and run it. As I don't have any here, I don't know exactly
what it does if you *do* have affected software installed.

I very, very much doubt the tool itself will cause any problems and, as it
identifies whether your machine is, or is not, at risk to a newly-uncovered
security vulnerability, I strongly advise you and anyone else to download
and run it.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS04-028.mspx




Shane


"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

Hey, Figgs!

No problems yet with the IE6.0sp1 patch. As for the GDI tool, run it! It's
not messing with the system, it's just checking if you have vulnerable
software versions installed.


Shane


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Go to Windows Update and you will see that there are two things to
download......and each of them gives an explanation why.

I haven't done so yet......anyone else downloaded them?? I prefer to wait
and let you guys test them first, lol!!

Heather

"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

I didn't have any, either. Dl'd it...let it run.....it is fine.
.........and what Shane said.
Heirloom, old and jumped on it

"Shane" wrote in message
...
The *update* is a tool. It checks whether you have any of the vulnerable
software installed, then registers itself so that you don't get repeatedly
urged to download and run it. As I don't have any here, I don't know
exactly
what it does if you *do* have affected software installed.

I very, very much doubt the tool itself will cause any problems and, as it
identifies whether your machine is, or is not, at risk to a
newly-uncovered
security vulnerability, I strongly advise you and anyone else to download
and run it.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS04-028.mspx




Shane


"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

I am trying to install both of them......but for some odd reason they refuse
to download.

I have had a lot of problems with webpages not loading and I think it is
ZAPro's settings that are causing it. Changed a few of them and now getting
99% of the problem websites.....ones that I access every day, as in GMail,
Pogo.....odd.

I will try rebooting and getting the new ones.

Figgs

"Shane" wrote in message
...
Hey, Figgs!

No problems yet with the IE6.0sp1 patch. As for the GDI tool, run it! It's
not messing with the system, it's just checking if you have vulnerable
software versions installed.


Shane


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Go to Windows Update and you will see that there are two things to
download......and each of them gives an explanation why.

I haven't done so yet......anyone else downloaded them?? I prefer to
wait
and let you guys test them first, lol!!

Heather

"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

Seems to be a problem downloading the two updates......many messages on
Windows Update site.....so I will wait till tomorrow.....and also..I can't
access the download thru the site you give.....they tell me I am not allowed
to be there, lol.

Figgs

"Shane" wrote in message
...
The *update* is a tool. It checks whether you have any of the vulnerable
software installed, then registers itself so that you don't get repeatedly
urged to download and run it. As I don't have any here, I don't know
exactly
what it does if you *do* have affected software installed.

I very, very much doubt the tool itself will cause any problems and, as it
identifies whether your machine is, or is not, at risk to a
newly-uncovered
security vulnerability, I strongly advise you and anyone else to download
and run it.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS04-028.mspx




Shane


"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

This is the error I get......I have sent a report to Microsoft, so will see
what happens.
--------------------

No Updates Were Installed

The following items failed to install. To try installing them again, click
Review and install updates, and then click Install Now again.

Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB833989)
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)


"Heather" wrote in message
...
I am trying to install both of them......but for some odd reason they
refuse
to download.

I have had a lot of problems with webpages not loading and I think it is
ZAPro's settings that are causing it. Changed a few of them and now
getting
99% of the problem websites.....ones that I access every day, as in GMail,
Pogo.....odd.

I will try rebooting and getting the new ones.

Figgs

"Shane" wrote in message
...
Hey, Figgs!

No problems yet with the IE6.0sp1 patch. As for the GDI tool, run it!
It's
not messing with the system, it's just checking if you have vulnerable
software versions installed.


Shane


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Go to Windows Update and you will see that there are two things to
download......and each of them gives an explanation why.

I haven't done so yet......anyone else downloaded them?? I prefer to
wait
and let you guys test them first, lol!!

Heather

"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

Got them downloaded after a long defrag and a reboot....durned WinME, grin!!
Now I have to figure out why IE is acting up......probably the new
Yahoo/Rogers ISP junk. Who knows.......

Figgs 8-)) (and the Detection Tool didn't find anything, Loon)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
This is the error I get......I have sent a report to Microsoft, so will
see
what happens.
--------------------

No Updates Were Installed

The following items failed to install. To try installing them again, click
Review and install updates, and then click Install Now again.

Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB833989)
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)


"Heather" wrote in message
...
I am trying to install both of them......but for some odd reason they
refuse
to download.

I have had a lot of problems with webpages not loading and I think it is
ZAPro's settings that are causing it. Changed a few of them and now
getting
99% of the problem websites.....ones that I access every day, as in
GMail,
Pogo.....odd.

I will try rebooting and getting the new ones.

Figgs

"Shane" wrote in message
...
Hey, Figgs!

No problems yet with the IE6.0sp1 patch. As for the GDI tool, run it!
It's
not messing with the system, it's just checking if you have vulnerable
software versions installed.


Shane


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Go to Windows Update and you will see that there are two things to
download......and each of them gives an explanation why.

I haven't done so yet......anyone else downloaded them?? I prefer
to
wait
and let you guys test them first, lol!!

Heather

"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks

Yahoo, Figgs? I thought you were the one who didn't try software until the
rest of us had confirmed it was ok?

Anyway, this is what you should do (for future ref). Quite difficult on true
BB to stop the download before it's complete, but if you can't do that, then
once it has downloaded (whether or not it installed successfully), open the
Windows Update.log file in C:\Windows. Scroll down to the bottom and look
for the last (or if two downloads, the last two) entry *http:\* that ends in
..exe or .cab.

For instance, the GDI-tool url is (in Windows Update.log):

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...81285bfd3f.exe

Paste it into IE's address bar, hit Go and it'll DL for saving. You can
still do this, of course, as the link is still in the log (quite apart from
above).

The IE6.0 update is available for DL to disk via the Windows Update Catalog
and via the *Read more* link anyway, but the GDI-tool (last night at least)
was not available elsewhere (you couldn't even find the KB article by
searching Microsoft.com).

Of course, it still might not install, but it's more likely to.

Shane

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Got them downloaded after a long defrag and a reboot....durned WinME,
grin!!
Now I have to figure out why IE is acting up......probably the new
Yahoo/Rogers ISP junk. Who knows.......

Figgs 8-)) (and the Detection Tool didn't find anything, Loon)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
This is the error I get......I have sent a report to Microsoft, so will
see
what happens.
--------------------

No Updates Were Installed

The following items failed to install. To try installing them again,
click
Review and install updates, and then click Install Now again.

Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB833989)
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)


"Heather" wrote in message
...
I am trying to install both of them......but for some odd reason they
refuse
to download.

I have had a lot of problems with webpages not loading and I think it
is
ZAPro's settings that are causing it. Changed a few of them and now
getting
99% of the problem websites.....ones that I access every day, as in
GMail,
Pogo.....odd.

I will try rebooting and getting the new ones.

Figgs

"Shane" wrote in message
...
Hey, Figgs!

No problems yet with the IE6.0sp1 patch. As for the GDI tool, run
it!
It's
not messing with the system, it's just checking if you have
vulnerable
software versions installed.


Shane


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Go to Windows Update and you will see that there are two things to
download......and each of them gives an explanation why.

I haven't done so yet......anyone else downloaded them?? I prefer
to
wait
and let you guys test them first, lol!!

Heather

"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
I received an update notice to download this program. Can
someone
explain what its purpose is, and how important to have?
Thanks