Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)

[Gary S. Terhune]

1. Go to Windows Updates and make sure you're totally up to date.

2. Uninstall (from Add/Remove Programs) "Microsoft Windows Critical Update
Notification"

3. Go here and do *everything*. http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

4. Wait for others here to suggest further malware detection procedures,
discuss security settings, etc.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
news:%231XG6U4gIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.
> When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is
> up with this?

 

[Dennis]

I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.
When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is
up with this?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via Add/Remove
Programs & reboot.

2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you
install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?

3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe
listed here?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Dennis wrote:
> I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.
> When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is
> up with this?

 

[MEB]

"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
news:eJRuX55gIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
|
|
| PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
| > 1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via
| > Add/Remove Programs & reboot.
|
| Done
|
| > 2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you
| > install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?
|
| If I click Windows Update from the start menu I get:
| http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
| and it is a blank page.

Use the Update link from the Tools menu in IE. Lately the site is
re-directing a bit more than normal.

You MUST allow scripting, cookies, and JAVA on the updates site.

|
| > 3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe
| > listed here?
|
| Yes it is listed with a check mark in the box in front of it.
|
| Location is shown as: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KB891711\KB891711.EXE

It may have lost its registration entries. OR something may have corrupted
them. Re-install if needed.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-002.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-002
Vulnerability in Cursor and Icon Format Handling Could Allow Remote Code
Execution (891711)

More Information / Downloads: More information on this vulnerability can be
found in links provided below

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us891711

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-002.mspx

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=LifeAn1

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21130

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21742

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21140

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33327

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33328

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33330

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21134

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33332

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21158

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33329

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21129

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21131

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21132

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21133

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21134

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21135

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=22939

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33340

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21158

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33341

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33387

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21161

http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1049

http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1305

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkid=18866

If one contacted SUPPORT during the life-cycle you might receive something
like this-

Regarding your concern, I would like to explain that it is a security
updates for the computer. If you have an antivirus or firewall program,
you do not need to run this update in the background currently.
If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to let me know.
Thank you for your time. I am standing by for your reply.
Best Regards,


--

MEB
http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
_________

 

[Dennis]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> 1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via
> Add/Remove Programs & reboot.

Done

> 2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you
> install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?

If I click Windows Update from the start menu I get:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
and it is a blank page.

> 3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe
> listed here?

Yes it is listed with a check mark in the box in front of it.

Location is shown as: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KB891711\KB891711.EXE

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of previous
message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.

Is IE6 SP1 installed? Did you recently have occasion to reinstall Windows?
If so and IE6 SP1 had been installed, did you uninstall it before
reinstalling Windows?

===================

While your inability to reach Windows Update website is a puzzlement, no
critical updates have been released for Win9x since Jun-06. Unless
something untoward has happened (see above) and assuming the machine had
been fully patched at Windows Update, I wouldn't worry about any critical
updates, let alone KB891711.
--
~PA Bear

Dennis wrote:
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> 1. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification via
>> Add/Remove Programs & reboot.
>
> Done
>
>> 2. Is KB891711 offered at Windows Update website now? If so, can you
>> install it (and any other critical updates offered) there?
>
> If I click Windows Update from the start menu I get:
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
> and it is a blank page.
>
>> 3. Start | Run | (type in) msconfig | [OK] | Startup | Is Kb891711.exe
>> listed here?
>
> Yes it is listed with a check mark in the box in front of it.
>
> Location is shown as: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KB891711\KB891711.EXE
<paste>
> Dennis wrote:
>> I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.
>> When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is
>> up with this?

 

[... et al.]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of previous
> message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.

Sigh .. you rang.

I, in this followup, do just like the OP, 'Dennis', did. We quote
all of what you intend for us to quote! WTF else do you use '-- '
alone on a line for, other then to indicate from whereon down we
shall snip your message when making a followup. There is one
benign reason to use '-- ' alone on a line in a Usenet post, and
one reason only. Oh, and then there is that malevolent reason
that you seem to take such a delight in.

Fix the broken newsreader *you* use. I've heard that
'OE-QuoteFix' might be able to help you out. Best of luck.
<http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/>

Invainly yours.


> Is IE6 SP1 installed? Did you recently have occasion to reinstall
> Windows? If so and IE6 SP1 had been installed, did you uninstall it
> before reinstalling Windows?
>
> ===================
>
> While your inability to reach Windows Update website is a puzzlement, no
> critical updates have been released for Win9x since Jun-06. Unless
> something untoward has happened (see above) and assuming the machine had
> been fully patched at Windows Update, I wouldn't worry about any
> critical updates, let alone KB891711.


--
"It's not a person, damnit! -- It's a [Micro-]Borg."
-- Jean-Luc Picard

Please followup in the newsgroup.
E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Bite me!

.... et al. wrote:
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
>> To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of previous
>> message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.
>
> Sigh .. you rang.
>
> I, in this followup, do just like the OP, 'Dennis', did. We quote
> all of what you intend for us to quote! WTF else do you use '-- '
> alone on a line for, other then to indicate from whereon down we
> shall snip your message when making a followup. There is one
> benign reason to use '-- ' alone on a line in a Usenet post, and
> one reason only. Oh, and then there is that malevolent reason
> that you seem to take such a delight in.
>
> Fix the broken newsreader *you* use. I've heard that
> 'OE-QuoteFix' might be able to help you out. Best of luck.
> <http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/>
>
> Invainly yours.
>
>
>> Is IE6 SP1 installed? Did you recently have occasion to reinstall
>> Windows? If so and IE6 SP1 had been installed, did you uninstall it
>> before reinstalling Windows?
>>
>> ===================
>>
>> While your inability to reach Windows Update website is a puzzlement, no
>> critical updates have been released for Win9x since Jun-06. Unless
>> something untoward has happened (see above) and assuming the machine had
>> been fully patched at Windows Update, I wouldn't worry about any
>> critical updates, let alone KB891711.