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April 19, 2006
Microsoft "fix" breaks PCs
Have you suddenly started having problems saving or opening Microsoft Office files? Has your PC suddenly started crashing, or throwing up weird dialog boxes? This might be among the helpful new features built into Microsoft's latest critical patch, which seems to have been somewhat more critical than anticipated.
According to eWeek, the "fix" has been causing problems with Office, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Google Toolbar and Kerio Personal Firewall. Some Windows users complained about problems accessing special folders like "My Documents" or "My Pictures" after installing the update.
The patch has also been causing difficulties with third-party applications from Siebel and Hewlett-Packard and causing system hangs, crashes, and the appearance of strange dialogue boxes.
Didn't Microsoft tell us that its leisurely approach to releasing these updates was to ensure quality?
Posted by cw at April 19, 2006 02:46 PM
Comments
The patch does not cause problems with Siebel (that is the ActiveX update required due to the EOLAS ruling and has been known about for some time). The problems with Office etc are caused by the HP software issue, and are not a separate problem.
Don't rely on eWeek, better to get your info straight from the horse's mouth, better known as the MS Security Resource Centre blog at
mgm
Posted by: mgm at April 19, 2006 10:57 PM