Re: KB951748 security update blocked my internet completely today.
Re: KB951748 security update blocked my internet completely today.
FWIW, I did the update on one computer without problems. The other computer,
however, was fubar'd. Of course, both computers are running zone alarm suite
and XP SP3. So I'm not sure why one went kaput while the other is going
strong.
Victoria V asked how to remove the little yellow shield that keeps telling
you to install updates.
This is how I did it. First, I went to Start --> Run --> (then typed in)
services.msc --> hit OK, double clicked on "Automatic Updates", clicked on
Stop. Then, for good measure, I went to Start --> Control Panel --> double
clicked on automatic Updates and set t to "Notify me but don't automatically
download or install them".
Then, I went to Start --> Run --> (then typed in)
%windir%\SoftwareDistribution --> hit OK. I first opened the Download folder
and deleted everything in it. This didn't seem to do the trick, so I then
went through every folder in this subdirectory and deleted any file that was
modified on the date that the faulty update was downloaded (July 9, 2008 for
me). Once every file was deleted, I emptied the recycle bin and rebooted the
computer.
Voila! no more small yellow shield. I actually did this whole process a few
times as I was going on the idea that the download had been corrupted. This
is the method I have used in the past to delete the stored download of a MS
patch so I can re-download it. But now I realize it was not necessarily a
corruption during the download but an overall bug in the patch.
"Victoria V." wrote:
> Absolutely!! I'm not going to use auto-update EVER again!! What a mess.
> I've spent the last 6+ hours on this fiasco. Anyway, All machines are
> working just fine...Just wanted to pass along a note for all those who are
> using Zone Alarm.
>
> ZA says NOT to reduce your Internet Zone Security to "medium." The gurus on
> their message boards say to leave the setting on "high" (to avoid other nasty
> buggers), and to go into your Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs (make
> sure to have "show updates" checked), and remove/uninstall the offending
> update. You'll have to reboot (make sure your ZA is set on high just to be
> safe before you do this), and you should be all set once your system has
> rebooted. The nasty yellow shield shows up at the bottom of your screen, but
> at least your internet connections work again.
>
> If anyone knows how to get rid of the yellow shield, I'd love to know. I've
> already killed half of my day fixing this mess, might as well blow off the
> rest of the day!!! 
)
>
>
>
> "Roger Overunder" wrote:
>
> > "Victoria V." wrote:
> > I thought I'd awakened this morning to the computer Twilight
> > Zone!!"
> >
> > Yeah, not the best way to start one's morn! Even if you're a Rod Serling
> > fan! 
> >
> >
> > "I also went in and changed the update settings on all of the machines to
> > download updates, but not to automatically load them. [I'll do it.]"
> >
> > I think that's the only way to go.
> >
> > Even better is to go the Update page when you get update notice and do the
> > downloading from there 'cause you can get a better idea of what's what & see
> > your download history, including the ones you just downloaded. That way you
> > know the names of the little guys you just downloaded and have an idea of
> > which one might be the culprit in a similiar situation.
> >
> >