IE On Win2K Pro Intermittently Crashes After 8/8 Security Updates

[Guest]

After installing/applying the dozen+ security updates on Tuesday, internet
exporer intermittently, but regularly, crashes, with no explanation why, and
no suggestions for a cause or fix.

I don't really expect a reply, since the vast majority of threads I see here
have only one post. I assume this site is little more than the classic
disconnected thermostat on the office wall - people feel like they have some
control, but its really just a joke. I don't feel like I should have to deal
with paying $35 to tell M$ that THEY screwed up my OS with THEIR insecurity
patch, but of course there is no other option to contact anyone, even to just
let them know they've screwed up, so I'll post this into the bottomless
void....

 

[Jyeshta]

Hi, this is copied and pasted from another group - it might address
your problem.

This has been added with one of the latest Windows Updates. I have no idea
which one. I uninstalled all of them from Tuesday and the message is now
history. There may another way to stop it, but I'm not going to waste time
looking. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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This has been caused by Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398). It
was one of the batch of updates that came down this week. It will
affect anyone who gets all updates (not just the critical ones). You
can uninstall it using Add/Remove Program with the "Show update" box
ticked. I'm hoping MS patches the update to fix this ASAP.

 

[DL]

Check your Event Logs
I dont use IE, but having installed Tuesdays critical updates - I checked IE
and it runs fine

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the info. Unfortunately, it was a no-go.

First, based on some of the lower-level issues in that snippet, I tried
clearing out my temporary internet files folder, and didn't get the problem
for about half the day today, so I thought that might be it. But it came
back. (That's the intermittent part - might happen after clicking on a few
links, might happen after hours and hundreds of links clicked.)

So I broke down and uninstalled the security update mentioned below - and
things got worse. The first crash occured after just a few links, and this
time didn't even give the option of submitting it to Microsoft (not that they
do anything with it anyway - just more "give them a button to click so they
feel like we're doing something" eye candy). This option did eventually come
back, for whatever that's worth.

One other thing I tried was to clear my cookies. But that didn't do
anything but kill all my settings for the web sites I visit regularly.

So I'm still up a creek. And, of course, with no sign that anyone from
Microsoft has even seen this or gives a crap about how they screw up their
customers' computers. As I expected.

 

[Guest]

So, it seems Microsoft is now distributing "ransom-ware". According to
KB923762, they are aware of this problem, they have created a hot-fix for it,
but in order to get access to it, you have to contact support. They are kind
enough to provide a link to find out " information about support costs".

Niiiiiiiice. And I used to be a microsoft supporter....

 

[Adrian Roman]

You're not alone. I have this problem, too. Probably we'll have to wait at
least one month until Microsoft decides to fix things.


Adrian Roman

 

[JamesMullan]

You're not alone. I have this problem, too. Probably we'll have to wait at
least one month until Microsoft decides to fix things.

[snip]
I had the same problem as elsewhere mentioned in this thread.
I just said "Screw M$ & their crappy browser, let them fix it, or not,
in their sweet time; me, I'm finally done with it".
Got Firefox, works like a dream. Wish I'd gotten it years ago.
Just my $0.02
Jimmy

 

[Bob I]

Hot fixs have charges waived as long as that hotfix is all you ask for.

 

[Axel Hammerschmidt]

So, it seems Microsoft is now distributing "ransom-ware". According to
KB923762, they are aware of this problem, they have created a hot-fix for
it, but in order to get access to it, you have to contact support. They
are kind enough to provide a link to find out " information about support
costs".

Have you tried the Workaround mentioned? Disable HTTP 1.1 in Settings. I
have the same problem with the 080806 update as you on two computers both
running IE6SP1 and W2K.

 

[Axel Hammerschmidt]

Have you tried the Workaround mentioned? Disable HTTP 1.1 in Settings. I
have the same problem with the 080806 update as you on two computers both
running IE6SP1 and W2K.

It seems to work. No crashes as before on the two sites I visited.