After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+ computers
in my school district, every single one of them now totally locks up in
Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box, typing into the
address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers lining up outside
your door and calling you on the phone all day long. That was my day.
Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until 4 weeks from
yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before then if this keeps
up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K, Win 98SE, etc and they
all appear to have this problem.

"Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:343A600F-8476-4A3D-BBD5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+
> computers
> in my school district, every single one of them now totally locks up in
> Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box, typing into the
> address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers lining up outside
> your door and calling you on the phone all day long. That was my day.
> Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until 4 weeks from
> yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before then if this
> keeps
> up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K, Win 98SE, etc and they
> all appear to have this problem.

mine are all ok running nt4sp6a 98se 2000sp4 xpsp2

Try this:

1. Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Add or Remove Programs
2. Make sure the "Show updates" box at the top is checked.
3. Find Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531) and click it.
4. Click the Remove button.
5. Click Finish to restart computer.


"Thomas" wrote:

> After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+ computers
> in my school district, every single one of them now totally locks up in
> Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box, typing into the
> address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers lining up outside
> your door and calling you on the phone all day long. That was my day.
> Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until 4 weeks from
> yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before then if this keeps
> up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K, Win 98SE, etc and they
> all appear to have this problem.

You can post your query to this Windows Update-specific newsgroup:

microsoft.public.windowsupdate

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities....windowsupdate

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate

Email PSS via http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=6527
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org



Thomas wrote:
> After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+
> computers in my school district, every single one of them now totally
> locks up in Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box,
> typing into the address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers
> lining up outside your door and calling you on the phone all day long.
> That was my day. Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until
> 4 weeks from yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before
> then if this keeps up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K,
> Win 98SE, etc and they all appear to have this problem.

Some people have reported no tbeing able to remove KB912812 through
add/remove programs. Like myself, they used System Restore.

"powerstation" wrote:

>
> "Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:343A600F-8476-4A3D-BBD5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+
> > computers
> > in my school district, every single one of them now totally locks up in
> > Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box, typing into the
> > address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers lining up outside
> > your door and calling you on the phone all day long. That was my day.
> > Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until 4 weeks from
> > yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before then if this
> > keeps
> > up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K, Win 98SE, etc and they
> > all appear to have this problem.
>
> mine are all ok running nt4sp6a 98se 2000sp4 xpsp2
>
>
>

Hi Thomas,

The team are aware of the problem. Its being investigated.

I'm uncertain why this particular feature would be affected; the dropdown
list references the TYPEDURLS in the registry.

Try going to Tools, Internet Options, Content, Autocomplete and clear all
caches. Also delete Internet Explorer's History. Restart the browser then
test.

--
Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
http://www.ie-vista.com
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org



"Thomas" wrote:

> After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+ computers
> in my school district, every single one of them now totally locks up in
> Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box, typing into the
> address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers lining up outside
> your door and calling you on the phone all day long. That was my day.
> Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until 4 weeks from
> yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before then if this keeps
> up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K, Win 98SE, etc and they
> all appear to have this problem.

Thomas, I would like to ask you a few questions about your computers'
configuration. Can you contact me at shui-at-microsoft-dot-com and/or
post your address here so that I can contact you?

Thanks,
Steve

I agree 100 % Thomas,

Not only do I have the same issues as you, the updates have really effected
my entire Office Applications.

Here is just a short list:

1- Cannot open any web project using the application (Visual Web Developer,
Front Page), I have to locate a specific file and Right Click > Open With
2- Cannot import anything into web development projects (Must use copy and
paste). I cannot save compiled applications to any web project.
3- Cannot save any attachment in Outlook
4- Cannot attach any file in Outlook
5- Cannot open any office file in it's application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
etc..

I have been spending all day trying to find work arounds just to open a
development project.
--
*****************
JDR


"Thomas" wrote:

> After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+ computers
> in my school district, every single one of them now totally locks up in
> Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box, typing into the
> address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers lining up outside
> your door and calling you on the phone all day long. That was my day.
> Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until 4 weeks from
> yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before then if this keeps
> up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K, Win 98SE, etc and they
> all appear to have this problem.

To all of Microsoft. I have exactly the same problem as Thomas. Same symptoms.
Also, system restore on XP did not remove the issue after 3 restore points
including yesterday. I have lost the entire afternoon dealing with this, I
can only imagine Thomas' nightmare. Please dont do this again

"Thomas" wrote:

> After installing the security updates today and yesterday on 200+ computers
> in my school district, every single one of them now totally locks up in
> Internet Explorer when trying to use the drop down box, typing into the
> address bar, etc. Imagine 500 students and 70 teachers lining up outside
> your door and calling you on the phone all day long. That was my day.
> Please Please PLEASE fix this ASAP and don't wait until 4 weeks from
> yesterday to re-release it. I'll have quit my job before then if this keeps
> up! The computers are all a mix of Win XP, Win 2K, Win 98SE, etc and they
> all appear to have this problem.

Are you going to provide the one-on-one-service to *all* the people who are
having the same problem, or provide the solutions in this newsgroup so
everyone has the issue can benefit?

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thomas, I would like to ask you a few questions about your computers'
> configuration. Can you contact me at shui-at-microsoft-dot-com and/or
> post your address here so that I can contact you?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>