how to tell if patch is installed

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lucy

Quick question - I just helped a friend run the removal
tool and then proceeded to have her install the patch
from the technet site. How do I tell her to check if the
patch was installed? When it got to the point of telling
her to backup the system, she said no. Does this mean it
did not install correctly?
 
Another quick question or two. What patch are you talking about, and for
what program? There are many.

As for backing up the system, that has nothing to do with whether or not a
patch was installed successfully.
 
You are quite correct, but I am talking about the msblast
worm. She was on the phone with me, we removed it, and
then when it said on the technet site that we recommend
backing up your computer before installation, I told her
I was not going to stay on the phone while she did this,
and she automatically clicked no. I want to know if it
downloaded successfully and how to find out.
 
Go into Regedit. (start>run type regedit)
Browse to
KEY_LOCAL MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/UPDATES/WINDOWSXP/SP1 or SP2 and look
for the folder called KB823980.

If it is there the patch has been installed correctly!!!
 
Paul,

The code you posted, in this thread,
http://www.paulsxp.com/vbs_reg/patch.vbs, is a direct theft from the
MSBLAST.VBS utility, written by MVP Kelly Theriot and myself. If you will
note, no where in that file does it say that the code can be modified nor
distributed. You have a lot of nerve stealing our material and posting it
as your own!!!

This is formal notification, to remove all of my material from your site,
regardless of what it says about being distributed. This includes any
scripts, executables or write ups taken from my site.

Doug Knox
Microsoft MVP Windows XP/Windows Powered Smart Display
 
And before you say it, yes the code has been modified, but I surely
recognize my own coding style.
 
I appreciate that you have removed Doug and Bill's work, which by the way
left the page pretty barren.

However, Paul, for Line 11 on the http://www.paulsxp.com/tweaksxp.html page,
your script does not do what it advertises. Your script, as stolen and
modified, will only tell a user that they have an NT based system or a 9x
based system. It does not answer the question of "is their XP 64 bit or 32
bit?".

The way "your" script is written, any NT based OS will tell that its 32 bit.
For 9x system, it will tell them that they're running 98 or Me. Well, 95 is
not an NT based system. And guess what?? They are all 32 bit OS's.

Maybe you should stick to swiping REG files that have been proven to work!

Oh and BTW, how are the donuts at Bess Eaton's?

--
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


Kelly said:
You are a down right thief, Paul. This is the second time I have had to
write you here in the groups. The first time was to have you remove ALL of
my edits that you stole and placed on your site, that you have since
removed.

This is the second time, Doug has done the same. He was a little lenient
the first time or better said more lenient than I was. As I told you the
last time: learn to do this type of work for yourself, by yourself and with
your own style . Learn to be able to promote and support them by yourself.

The worst insult, is that you copied and modified the code from our
MSBLAST.VBS file and claim the work as your own. The nerviest part is that
you have the audacity to post them HERE!

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
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