Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

1. Go to Windows Updates and make sure you're totally up to date.

 

2. Uninstall (from Add/Remove Programs) "Microsoft Windows Critical Update

Notification"

 

3. Go here and do *everything*. http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

 

4. Wait for others here to suggest further malware detection procedures,

discuss security settings, etc.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message

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>I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.

> When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is

> up with this?

[Guest Dennis]

Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

 

I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.

When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is

up with this?

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

 

1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via Add/Remove

Programs & reboot.

 

2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you

install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?

 

3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe

listed here?

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

Dennis wrote:

> I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.

> When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is

> up with this?

[Guest MEB]

Re: Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

 

 

 

"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message

news:eJRuX55gIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

|

|

| PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

| > 1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via

| > Add/Remove Programs & reboot.

|

| Done

|

| > 2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you

| > install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?

|

| If I click Windows Update from the start menu I get:

| http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

| and it is a blank page.

 

Use the Update link from the Tools menu in IE. Lately the site is

re-directing a bit more than normal.

 

You MUST allow scripting, cookies, and JAVA on the updates site.

 

|

| > 3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe

| > listed here?

|

| Yes it is listed with a check mark in the box in front of it.

|

| Location is shown as: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KB891711\KB891711.EXE

 

It may have lost its registration entries. OR something may have corrupted

them. Re-install if needed.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-002.mspx

 

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-002

Vulnerability in Cursor and Icon Format Handling Could Allow Remote Code

Execution (891711)

 

More Information / Downloads: More information on this vulnerability can be

found in links provided below

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891711

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-002.mspx

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=LifeAn1

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21130

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21742

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21140

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33327

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33328

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33330

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21134

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33332

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21158

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33329

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21129

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21131

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21132

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21133

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21134

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21135

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=22939

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33340

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21158

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33341

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33387

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21161

 

http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1049

 

http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1305

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkid=18866

 

If one contacted SUPPORT during the life-cycle you might receive something

like this-

 

Regarding your concern, I would like to explain that it is a security

updates for the computer. If you have an antivirus or firewall program,

you do not need to run this update in the background currently.

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to let me know.

Thank you for your time. I am standing by for your reply.

Best Regards,

 

 

--

 

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

_________

[Guest Dennis]

Re: Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

 

 

 

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> 1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via

> Add/Remove Programs & reboot.

 

Done

> 2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you

> install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?

 

If I click Windows Update from the start menu I get:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

and it is a blank page.

> 3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe

> listed here?

 

Yes it is listed with a check mark in the box in front of it.

 

Location is shown as: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KB891711\KB891711.EXE

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

 

To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of previous

message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.

 

Is IE6 SP1 installed? Did you recently have occasion to reinstall Windows?

If so and IE6 SP1 had been installed, did you uninstall it before

reinstalling Windows?

 

===================

 

While your inability to reach Windows Update website is a puzzlement, no

critical updates have been released for Win9x since Jun-06. Unless

something untoward has happened (see above) and assuming the machine had

been fully patched at Windows Update, I wouldn't worry about any critical

updates, let alone KB891711.

--

~PA Bear

 

Dennis wrote:

> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

>> 1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via

>> Add/Remove Programs & reboot.

>

> Done

>

>> 2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you

>> install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?

>

> If I click Windows Update from the start menu I get:

> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

> and it is a blank page.

>

>> 3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe

>> listed here?

>

> Yes it is listed with a check mark in the box in front of it.

>

> Location is shown as: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KB891711\KB891711.EXE

<paste>

> Dennis wrote:

>> I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.

>> When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is

>> up with this?

[Guest ... et al.]

Re: Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

 

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of previous

> message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.

 

Sigh .. you rang.

 

I, in this followup, do just like the OP, 'Dennis', did. We quote

all of what you intend for us to quote! WTF else do you use '-- '

alone on a line for, other then to indicate from whereon down we

shall snip your message when making a followup. There is one

benign reason to use '-- ' alone on a line in a Usenet post, and

one reason only. Oh, and then there is that malevolent reason

that you seem to take such a delight in.

 

Fix the broken newsreader *you* use. I've heard that

'OE-QuoteFix' might be able to help you out. Best of luck.

<http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/>

 

Invainly yours.

 

> Is IE6 SP1 installed? Did you recently have occasion to reinstall

> Windows? If so and IE6 SP1 had been installed, did you uninstall it

> before reinstalling Windows?

>

> ===================

>

> While your inability to reach Windows Update website is a puzzlement, no

> critical updates have been released for Win9x since Jun-06. Unless

> something untoward has happened (see above) and assuming the machine had

> been fully patched at Windows Update, I wouldn't worry about any

> critical updates, let alone KB891711.

 

 

--

"It's not a person, damnit! -- It's a [Micro-]Borg."

-- Jean-Luc Picard

 

Please followup in the newsgroup.

E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

 

Bite me!

 

.... et al. wrote:

> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

>

>> To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of previous

>> message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.

>

> Sigh .. you rang.

>

> I, in this followup, do just like the OP, 'Dennis', did. We quote

> all of what you intend for us to quote! WTF else do you use '-- '

> alone on a line for, other then to indicate from whereon down we

> shall snip your message when making a followup. There is one

> benign reason to use '-- ' alone on a line in a Usenet post, and

> one reason only. Oh, and then there is that malevolent reason

> that you seem to take such a delight in.

>

> Fix the broken newsreader *you* use. I've heard that

> 'OE-QuoteFix' might be able to help you out. Best of luck.

> <http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/>

>

> Invainly yours.

>

>

>> Is IE6 SP1 installed? Did you recently have occasion to reinstall

>> Windows? If so and IE6 SP1 had been installed, did you uninstall it

>> before reinstalling Windows?

>>

>> ===================

>>

>> While your inability to reach Windows Update website is a puzzlement, no

>> critical updates have been released for Win9x since Jun-06. Unless

>> something untoward has happened (see above) and assuming the machine had

>> been fully patched at Windows Update, I wouldn't worry about any

>> critical updates, let alone KB891711.