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My Toshiba Satellite Pro M70 laptop is running on Win XP SP3.
When I checked Windows Update today, there was one high priority update =
listed -=20
"Security Update for Microsoft Core Services Service Pack 2 (KB936181)", =
with the following info given on it :
"A security issue has been identified in Microsoft XML Core Services =
(MSXML) that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based =
system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by =
installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you =
may have to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it =
cannot be removed."
The last sentence - "Once you have installed this item, it cannot be =
removed" raised a red flag, and I decided to click on "Details", and up =
popped a small window containing 2 links:
1. Get Help and Support : http://support.microsoft.com/ - Microsoft =
Help and Support=20
2. More Information: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D88350 - =
Microsoft TechNet -Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07.042 - Critical
On the Microsoft Help and Support web page I did a site search with the =
keywords "kb936181 known issues", and clicked on the relevant link that =
was listed in search results - =
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936181/en-us, which brought up a webpage =
entitled :=20
Description of the security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0: =
August 14, 2007
This web page lists 4 known issues, 3 of which seem to apply to Windows =
XP. A detailed description and procedure for dealing with each issue is =
given. Here is the 1st part of the statements concerning these 3 issues:
1. This security update may repeatedly appear in the update list on =
Microsoft Update or on Windows Update if one of the system files is =
corrupted or if it has not been updated correctly ....etc.
2. Security update 936181 for Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 4.0, =
for MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and for MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 =
(SP2) does not support the complete removal of MSXML 4.0........etc.
3. You may receive the following error message when you install security =
update 936181 from Windows Update:=20
Could not register type library for file c:\Windows\system32\msxml4.dll. =
Contact your support personnel.....etc
My question is, I recently installed Win XP Pro SP2 and then upgraded to =
Win XP Pro SP3.
- Am I likely to experience any of the problems listed ?
- Are the remedies given for these 3 issues guaranted to work ?
- Are there any other Win XP related issues that are not covered in this =
document ?
The 2nd linked webpage "Microsoft TechNet -Microsoft Security Bulletin =
MS07.042 - Critical" includes a download link to the KB936181 file - =
"msxml4-KB936181-enu Hotfix Package Microsoft Corporation", which is =
presumably a "download & save for later execution" alternative to the =
Windows live update of KB936181.
Questions:=20
What is the reason for giving this download & save alternative ?
Does the computer to be connected to the internet to install it ?
Is it advisable to use it rather than the live update alternative ?
Thank you
Alan C. Brown
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My Toshiba Satellite Pro M70 =
laptop is running=20
on Win XP SP3.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I checked Windows Update today, =
there was one=20
high priority update listed - </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Security Update for Microsoft Core =
Services=20
Service Pack 2 (KB936181)", with the following info given on it =20
:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"A security issue has been identified =
in Microsoft=20
XML Core Services (MSXML) that could allow an attacker to compromise =
your=20
Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your =
computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install =
this item,=20
you may have to restart your computer. <STRONG>Once you have installed =
this=20
item, it cannot be removed."</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The last sentence - "Once you have =
installed=20
this item, it cannot be removed" raised a red flag, and I decided to =
click on=20
"Details", and up popped a small window containing 2 links:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Get Help and Support : </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://support.microsoft.com/"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>http://support.microsoft.com/</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2> -=20
Microsoft Help and Support </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. More Information: </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D88350"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D88350</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> - Microsoft TechNet -Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07.042 =
-=20
Critical</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On the Microsoft Help and Support web =
page I did a=20
site search with the keywords "kb936181 known issues", and clicked on =
the=20
relevant link that was listed in search results - <A=20
href=3D"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936181/en-us">http://support.micr=
osoft.com/kb/936181/en-us</A>,=20
which brought up a webpage entitled :</FONT> </DIV>
<H1 class=3Dtitle><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Description of the =
security update for=20
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0: August 14, 2007</FONT></H1>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This web page lists 4 known issues, 3 =
of=20
which seem to apply to Windows XP. A detailed description and =
procedure for=20
dealing with each issue is given. Here is the 1st part of the statements =
concerning these 3 issues:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>1. This security update may =
repeatedly appear=20
in the update list on Microsoft Update or on Windows Update if one of =
the system=20
files is corrupted or if it has not been updated correctly=20
....etc.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>2. Security update 936181 for =
Microsoft XML=20
Core Services (MSXML) 4.0, for MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and for =
MSXML 4.0=20
Service Pack 2 (SP2) does not support the complete removal of MSXML=20
4.0........etc.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>3. You may receive the following =
error message=20
when you install security update 936181 from Windows Update: =
</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=3Derrormsg><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>Could not register =
type library=20
for file c:\Windows\system32\msxml4.dll. Contact your support=20
personnel.....etc</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My question is, I recently installed =
Win XP Pro SP2=20
and then upgraded to Win XP Pro SP3.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Am I likely to experience any of=20
the problems listed ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Are the remedies given for these 3 =
issues=20
guaranted to work ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Are there any other Win XP related =
issues that=20
are not covered in this document ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The 2nd linked webpage =
"Microsoft=20
TechNet -Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07.042 - Critical" includes a =
download=20
link to the KB936181 file - "msxml4-KB936181-enu Hotfix Package =
Microsoft=20
Corporation", which is presumably a "download & save for later =
execution"=20
alternative to the Windows live update of KB936181.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Questions: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What is the reason for giving this =
download &=20
save alternative ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does the computer to be connected =
to the=20
internet to install it ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is it advisable to use it rather than =
the live=20
update alternative ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alan C. =
Brown</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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