Speaking of honesty, I screwed up in the last PatchWatch column in WindowsSecrets.com regarding the gdiplus.dll issue with XP sp3.  In the content I said that you might be reoffered 08-067.  I had conflicker on the brain that night.  The messed up patch is 08-052 not 08-067. No excuse I should have checked the Patch numbers better than I did. Look for a mea culpa and apology in the next edition.  Also I’ll be talking about the mysterious WinSxS folder and how it’s okay if you have 4 million copies of files in there (okay that’s a joke but truly if you have more than one copy of gdiplus.dll in there it’s okay) * MS08-052 - Critical - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-052.mspx - Reason for Revision: V4.0 (March 10, 2009): Added entry in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to this Security Update section to communicate the rerelease of the update packages for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 to fix an installation issue.

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when posting to this newsgroup. Start a free Windows Update support incident request: [link] For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and in Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft

Sorry for the delay - I didn’t see a notification. I am running Windows XP SP3 Windows Firewall ON Automatic Updates ON AVG 8 Free ON - Anti-virus - Anti spyware A reminder of my question to any one new to the thread. Often, during start-up, the red shield and balloon message appear telling me the firewall is off “Your system might be at risk” etc

Hi all, My system is XP sp3 running IE6. Have checked for Spyware and Virus and can find none

You receive a “Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page” error message when you try to install an update: [link] Now see… HOW TO get WinXP SP1 or SP2 fully patched after a “clean install”: 1

[crosspost to OE General & OL General] Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Win2K SP4) when posting to this newsgroup. In this case, also post your MS Office/Outlook version (e.g., Office 2003 SP3). What “Microsoft Update” did you install a few days ago?

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when posting to this newsgroup. (Since you’ve only quoted yourself and you didn’t state it in your first post, we don’t know.) Is the machine now fully patched at Windows Update?

This version based on Windows XP SP3 Final removed nothing and added all hotfix and security up to Jan.2009 Develop Author:Quoc Hoang Tran Year. …

Windows Xp-se7en Diamond 2009 This version based on Windows XP SP3 Final removed nothing and added all hotfix and security up to Jan.2009 Develop. … DirectX for WinXP Post-SP3 November Update Microsoft & Windows Update v7.2.6001.788.

This version based on Windows XP SP3 Final removed nothing and added all hotfix and security up to Jan.2009. Develop Author:Quoc Hoang Tran Year Released:24/01/2009. Genuine: yes , no need key add

This version based on Windows XP SP3 Final removed nothing and added all hotfix and security up to Jan.2009. Develop Author:Quoc Hoang Tran Year Released:24/01/2009.

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when posting to this newsgroup. There is a very good chance are that you are seeing the affects of a hijackware infection. 1