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More info?)
You are welcome. Keep us informed.
(My list of installed criticals needs updating, as I have just taken in
the fixed KB891711 & a brand new critical Q890923. But I haven't reboot
yet.)
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"Peter Ostrolenk" <Peter.OstrolenkNO@SPAMbtinternet.com> wrote in
message news:uaR$MA3PFHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| Thanks, Haggis and PCR, I'm overwhelmed!
| I'll study them in due course and let you know what happens.
| Regards
| PeterO
| =====
|
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:us7XuItPFHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > | Updates, KB888113, KB891711 & KB891781.
| > | After a day of problems, frozen screens, reboots, scandisks etc, I
| > removed
| > | KB891711 & Q888113 by "Add/Remove Programs", and this seemed to
fix
| > the
| > | problems! The 3rd one I couldn't find!
| >
| > Anything that periodically writes to the hard drive can cause
constant
| > restarts of Scandisk(Thorough, usually w/o write testing) & Defrag.
But
| > I don't know specifically that one of those does it.
| >
| > KB891781 shows up in "IE, Help, About" & in "Control Panel,
Add/Remove
| > Programs, Install/Uninstall tab"...
| >
| > "START, Find, F/F, 'Windows Update.log'". (Use double quotes around
that
| > name.) Click it for a possible clue inside. Otherwise...
| >
| > (A) At IE6, Help, About:
| > SP1, Q313829, Q328970, Q328389, Q324929, Q810847, Q813951, Q816506,
| > Q813489, Q330994, Q818529, Q822925, Q828750, Q824145, Q832894,
| > Q837009, Q831167, Q823353, Q867801, Q833989, Q834707, Q889293,
Q867282,
| > & 891781.
| >
| > (B) At "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Software
Updates",
| > or at "START, RUN, QFECheck"..:
| >
| > Windows 98 Second Edition=4,10,0,2222
| > Updates=Year 2000 Update for Windows 98b
| > SP2: Windows 98 Second Edition USBHUB
| > W98: KB891711, Q245729, Q274113, Q314147, Q323172, Q323255,
| > Q329115, Q811630, Q840315, Q888113, & Q890175.
| > W98SE: Q823559, Q245272, Q256015, Q259728, Q260067, Q273017,
Q273991
| > Win98SE: Q249973, Q238453, Q239887, UHCD
| > Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video
| > Windows 98 TELNET
| >
| > (C) At "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs":
| >
| > (1) 128 bit encryption support for Dial-up Networking
| > (2) Internet Explorer Q891781
| > (was Q889293, Q834707, Q867801, Q831167, Q832894, Q824145,
| > Q828750, Q822925, Q818529)
| > (3) Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669
| > (4) Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Web Accessories
| > (5) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools
| > (6) Microsoft Internet Print Services
| > (7) Microsoft Outlook Express 6
| > (8) Microsoft VGX Q833989
| > (9) MSN Messenger 4.5.
| > (10) Outlook Express Q823353 (was Q837009, Q330994)
| > (11) Windows 98 KB891711 Update
| > (12) Windows 98 Q823559 Update
| > (13) Windows 98 Q840315 Update
| > (14) Windows 98 Q888113 Update
| > (15) Windows 98 Q890175 Update
| > (16) Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video Update
| > (17) Windows Media Player system update (9 series)
| >
| > | I have not been offered the updates again.
| >
| > Are you sure you uninstalled all three? I do know KB891711 may not
| > uninstall fully by itself. Then, you must at least delete the two
| > folders mentioned below for Windows Update to offer it again. OF
COURSE,
| > as Haggis said, it is that one which normally is the source of
| > problematical experiences, meaning BS'sOD. So, wait for an
announcement
| > that the fix has been fixed, before trying again.
| >
| > ........Quote...............
| > The install is really really a simple one though, and just for
notation
| > here is exactly what the simple install does, and from this it's
easy to
| > make sure the uninstall is complete if ever need be:
| >
| > (for files - only 3 were added and no other file changes were made)
| >
| > C:\WINDOWS\INF\QFE\W98\
| > 891711UN.INF
| >
| > C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KB891711\
| > KB891711exe
| > Q891711.dll
| >
| > (and for the registry the install only Added a few entires - it made
no
| > other changes)
| >
| > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
| > Components\{2cd1b477-8d46-4b86-b7dc-13fb65fb5914}]
| > @="Windows 98 KB891711 Update"
| > "IsInstalled"=dword:00000001
| > "Locale"="EN"
| > "Version"="4.10.0.2222"
| >
| >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunService
| > s]
| > "KB891711"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\KB891711\\KB891711.EXE"
| >
| >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Upda
| > tes\W98\UPD891711]
| > @="Windows 98 KB891711 Update"
| > "C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\KB891711\\KB891711.EXE"=""
| > "C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\KB891711\\Q891711.DLL"=""
| >
| >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
| > 891711]
| > @=""
| > "DisplayName"="Windows 98 KB891711 Update"
| > "UninstallString"="RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection
| > C:\\WINDOWS\\INF\\QFE\\W98\\891711UN.INF"
| > ........EOQ.................
| >
| >
| > --
| > Thanks or Good Luck,
| > There may be humor in this post, and,
| > Naturally, you will not sue,
| > should things get worse after this,
| > PCR
| > pcrrcp@netzero.net
| > "Peter Ostrolenk" <Peter.OstrolenkNO@SPAMbtinternet.com> wrote in
| > message news:e13Bx%23mPFHA.688@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > | Thanks to Ron Badour and PCR for their replies.
| > | Ron should know that "EndItAll2" is no longer free and is hard to
find
| > (if
| > | not impossible) from the site quoted.
| > |
| > | Thanks very much to PCR for his(?) comprehensive reply, which I
will
| > go
| > | through and do in due course, and keep you posted. Yes, please, I
| > would like
| > | your list of backup apps.
| > |
| > | Whether there is any connection or not, I don't know, but looking
| > through my
| > | log, on March 8th, via Windows Update, I downloaded and installed
3
| > Security
| > | Updates, KB888113, KB891711 & KB891781.
| > | After a day of problems, frozen screens, reboots, scandisks etc, I
| > removed
| > | KB891711 & Q888113 by "Add/Remove Programs", and this seemed to
fix
| > the
| > | problems! The 3rd one I couldn't find!
| > | Now I have heard that one or other of these updates can cause
problems
| > with
| > | Defrag. Do you know if there is any truth in this and is there
| > anything I
| > | should be doing.
| > | I have not been offered the updates again.
| > | Please remember I am a relative novice when it comes to PCs and
| > although I
| > | have had my PC for nearly seven years, as a "silver surfer" I
still
| > struggle
| > | to understand Microsoft KB articles, AND I really appreciate the
| > efforts
| > | that experts go to to explain things!
| > | Best regards
| > | PeterO
| > | =====
| > |
| > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| > | news:%23kMkfOgPFHA.1088@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > | > Try "START, Run, SysEdit" to see Config.sys. Badour's site is
likely
| > all
| > | > you need. Nevertheless...
| > ...snip
| >
| >
|
|
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