Anyone found out which update crashes programs using internet?

Hello,

Just yesterday my system was updated with the patches.
Today, any application that tries to connect to Internet crashes.
IE says there's a network problem (there isn't) and when I close it, it
crashes.
Firefox says the same and when I close it, it also crashes.
Windows live messenger tries to connect and fail and it crashes when I click
Repair button.
I can ping other servers (eg. google.ca) but I can't seem to use internet.
I can browse local network machines.

Does anyone know which update? It installed 3 updates yetserday and if
anyone had same experience and rolled back an update to fix, please let me
know.

thanks!

The bad update is "Automatic Update in Vista for Explorer 7 KB937143" Once it
is uninstalled everything works again. Why dooesn't Microsoft test this stuff
before releasing it?

"viwind" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Just yesterday my system was updated with the patches.
> Today, any application that tries to connect to Internet crashes.
> IE says there's a network problem (there isn't) and when I close it, it
> crashes.
> Firefox says the same and when I close it, it also crashes.
> Windows live messenger tries to connect and fail and it crashes when I click
> Repair button.
> I can ping other servers (eg. google.ca) but I can't seem to use internet.
> I can browse local network machines.
>
> Does anyone know which update? It installed 3 updates yetserday and if
> anyone had same experience and rolled back an update to fix, please let me
> know.
>
> thanks!

I tried and it wasn't the one.
One of the updates I've had, restricted all 32-bit programs from using
Internet.
Those that use (IE 32-bit can't find network and crash when I close it)

"John Gitz" wrote:

> The bad update is "Automatic Update in Vista for Explorer 7 KB937143" Once it
> is uninstalled everything works again. Why dooesn't Microsoft test this stuff
> before releasing it?
>
> "viwind" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Just yesterday my system was updated with the patches.
> > Today, any application that tries to connect to Internet crashes.
> > IE says there's a network problem (there isn't) and when I close it, it
> > crashes.
> > Firefox says the same and when I close it, it also crashes.
> > Windows live messenger tries to connect and fail and it crashes when I click
> > Repair button.
> > I can ping other servers (eg. google.ca) but I can't seem to use internet.
> > I can browse local network machines.
> >
> > Does anyone know which update? It installed 3 updates yetserday and if
> > anyone had same experience and rolled back an update to fix, please let me
> > know.
> >
> > thanks!

That's very odd. The exact same symptoms have been happening to many people,
including myself, and this was the update that caused it.

You might want to remove all updates and just add them back one-by-one until
you find the one that kills your system.

"viwind" wrote:

> I tried and it wasn't the one.
> One of the updates I've had, restricted all 32-bit programs from using
> Internet.
> Those that use (IE 32-bit can't find network and crash when I close it)
>
> "John Gitz" wrote:
>
> > The bad update is "Automatic Update in Vista for Explorer 7 KB937143" Once it
> > is uninstalled everything works again. Why dooesn't Microsoft test this stuff
> > before releasing it?
> >
> > "viwind" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Just yesterday my system was updated with the patches.
> > > Today, any application that tries to connect to Internet crashes.
> > > IE says there's a network problem (there isn't) and when I close it, it
> > > crashes.
> > > Firefox says the same and when I close it, it also crashes.
> > > Windows live messenger tries to connect and fail and it crashes when I click
> > > Repair button.
> > > I can ping other servers (eg. google.ca) but I can't seem to use internet.
> > > I can browse local network machines.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know which update? It installed 3 updates yetserday and if
> > > anyone had same experience and rolled back an update to fix, please let me
> > > know.
> > >
> > > thanks!

Is Zone Alarm installed ? IF so, you may need to grant access to all
apps/programs there were previously granted access to the net.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


viwind wrote:

> I tried and it wasn't the one.
> One of the updates I've had, restricted all 32-bit programs from using
> Internet.
> Those that use (IE 32-bit can't find network and crash when I close it)
>
> "John Gitz" wrote:
>
>
>>The bad update is "Automatic Update in Vista for Explorer 7 KB937143" Once it
>>is uninstalled everything works again. Why dooesn't Microsoft test this stuff
>>before releasing it?
>>
>>"viwind" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>Just yesterday my system was updated with the patches.
>>>Today, any application that tries to connect to Internet crashes.
>>>IE says there's a network problem (there isn't) and when I close it, it
>>>crashes.
>>>Firefox says the same and when I close it, it also crashes.
>>>Windows live messenger tries to connect and fail and it crashes when I click
>>>Repair button.
>>>I can ping other servers (eg. google.ca) but I can't seem to use internet.
>>>I can browse local network machines.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know which update? It installed 3 updates yetserday and if
>>>anyone had same experience and rolled back an update to fix, please let me
>>>know.
>>>
>>>thanks!

Hi vwind,
I have found that the critical update "KB937143" for IE7 has caused the same
problems on my desktops after the autoupdate. Not installing this update
allowed IE7 to continue to work. I have asked for an update from MS but as
yet no response. Seems to be a Update issue with IE7.

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> Is Zone Alarm installed ? IF so, you may need to grant access to all
> apps/programs there were previously granted access to the net.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> viwind wrote:
>
> > I tried and it wasn't the one.
> > One of the updates I've had, restricted all 32-bit programs from using
> > Internet.
> > Those that use (IE 32-bit can't find network and crash when I close it)
> >
> > "John Gitz" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>The bad update is "Automatic Update in Vista for Explorer 7 KB937143" Once it
> >>is uninstalled everything works again. Why dooesn't Microsoft test this stuff
> >>before releasing it?
> >>
> >>"viwind" wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hello,
> >>>
> >>>Just yesterday my system was updated with the patches.
> >>>Today, any application that tries to connect to Internet crashes.
> >>>IE says there's a network problem (there isn't) and when I close it, it
> >>>crashes.
> >>>Firefox says the same and when I close it, it also crashes.
> >>>Windows live messenger tries to connect and fail and it crashes when I click
> >>>Repair button.
> >>>I can ping other servers (eg. google.ca) but I can't seem to use internet.
> >>>I can browse local network machines.
> >>>
> >>>Does anyone know which update? It installed 3 updates yetserday and if
> >>>anyone had same experience and rolled back an update to fix, please let me
> >>>know.
> >>>
> >>>thanks!
>