April 12 Windows Update upset IE address bar requirements

Since installing the April 12th Windows updates, I can no longer just type
addresses as www.something.com but now must add the http:// in front of the
www. This is very annoying as I usually use the Ctrl O command to open an
address window and don't appreciate the extra requirement. Appreciate any
comments on this. Tnks

My suggestion is to review the recent threads about your IE issue, KB908531,
and other problems introduced by this update. See my other replies today.
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Boston-area MS user


"Henry Boca" wrote:

> Since installing the April 12th Windows updates, I can no longer just type
> addresses as www.something.com but now must add the http:// in front of the
> www. This is very annoying as I usually use the Ctrl O command to open an
> address window and don't appreciate the extra requirement. Appreciate any
> comments on this. Tnks

Hello Henry,

I'm curious to know, whether or not this system has external HP devices? like scanner, printer, camera.... by HP.

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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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"Henry Boca" wrote in message news:3C639C9E-FE0C-4174-8D92-...
> Since installing the April 12th Windows updates, I can no longer just type
> addresses as www.something.com but now must add the http:// in front of the
> www. This is very annoying as I usually use the Ctrl O command to open an
> address window and don't appreciate the extra requirement. Appreciate any
> comments on this. Tnks

Hi Maurcie....
Don't know about Henry's PC...
I upgraded my Compaq which runs XP Home with KB911562 (and other patches
15th April). I have an HP camera attached. I get Henry's IE Address bar
problem. I also have a problem with File Open dialog in Excel 2000. If you
click the "Look In" drop down at the top of the dialog then Excel freezes.
(Just thought I'd share that with you)

"Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote:

> Hello Henry,
>
> I'm curious to know, whether or not this system has external HP devices? like scanner, printer, camera.... by HP.
>
> --
> Maurice N
> MVP Windows - Shell / User
> -----
>
> "Henry Boca" wrote in message news:3C639C9E-FE0C-4174-8D92-...
> > Since installing the April 12th Windows updates, I can no longer just type
> > addresses as www.something.com but now must add the http:// in front of the
> > www. This is very annoying as I usually use the Ctrl O command to open an
> > address window and don't appreciate the extra requirement. Appreciate any
> > comments on this. Tnks
>

Hello Richard,
If you know how to safely use the Windows registry editor, use Option 1 noted below. If you are un-familiar with Regedit, then I'd suggest you remove 1 update.
Please do read the whole note before doing anything or taking action.

To remove windows update KB908531, do the following:

Go to Conrtol Panel, then select "Add or Remove Programs".

Be sure the "Change or Remove Programs" is active / highlighted (at top left of window).

Then look at "Show updates" checkbox (at top). Make sure it is selected (ticked).

Once the display is populated, scroll down to "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". It should be near the bottom of the list.

Click on that item. You'll see a Remove button. Click on it if you wish to have it removed.

** Before you use Add-Remove Programs, be very sure you close all your open user programs (after saving any unsaved work). After this change takes effect, and IF this does not ask for a restart, then you should do a logoff and restart of Windows.



From a post in IE6 Browser newsgroup by Stephen Hui [MSFT] (13 Apr-06):

<QP>

We've determined that the majority of the issues people are having with

MS06-015 / KB908531 are due to a bad interaction between the security

update and a software component included with various HP hardware devices,

including but not limited to printers, scanners, and cameras.

Here are two fixes which should fix problems caused by the interaction

with the HP software:

Option 1 - Modify the registry

------------------------------

- (If you have multiple user accounts set up) Log onto the computer using

an account with Administrator privileges

- Click the Start button, then click Run and type "regedit" at the prompt,

without the quotes; this will start Registry Editor

- Locate the

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Shell

Extensions\Cached key in Registry Editor

- Right click on the key and select New / DWORD Value

- Rename the resulting value "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401"
, without the quotes

- Right click the value, select Modify, and type "1" into the Value Data

field

- Close Registry Editor



Option 2 - Kill the HP process

------------------------------

- Wait until Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, or whichever component

is encountering problems is in an unresponsive state

- Click the Start button, then select Run and type "taskmgr" at the

prompt, without the quotes; this will start Task Manager

- Locate any instances of hpgs2wnd.exe or hpgs2wnf.exe in Task Manager,

then right click on them and select End Process

Notes:

- Option 2 this may disable some HP device-specific functionality until

you restart your computer.

- Option 2 will correct the problem for the logged-in user, but not for

all users on a computer with multiple user accounts. For that reason,

Option 1 is the preferred option.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If your computer is not currently unresponsive, you should only have to do

Option 1 or Option 2, not both. If your computer is currently

unresponsive, you should be fixed by doing Option 2.

I'm very sorry about the inconvenience this has caused you all; hopefully

this will get things back on track. Please note that MS06-015 fixes a

critical security vulnerability, so it's very important that you reinstall

it as soon as possible if you've uninstalled it. Please also keep in mind

that disabling Auto Update will leave your computer unprotected even after

we release security updates. I understand that this experience has been

very frustrating for many of you, but I really must still strongly

recommend that you leave [Automatic Updates] enabled for your own safety.

</QP>

Source: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4143b42d0c3ca2



Also, see this Blog entry by Mike Reavey at MSFT.

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archiv...15/425311.aspx


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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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"richardp" wrote in message newsA78B2EC-C433-464A-A771-...
> Hi Maurcie....
> Don't know about Henry's PC...
> I upgraded my Compaq which runs XP Home with KB911562 (and other patches
> 15th April). I have an HP camera attached. I get Henry's IE Address bar
> problem. I also have a problem with File Open dialog in Excel 2000. If you
> click the "Look In" drop down at the top of the dialog then Excel freezes.
> (Just thought I'd share that with you)
>
> "Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote:
>
>> Hello Henry,
>>
>> I'm curious to know, whether or not this system has external HP devices? like scanner, printer, camera.... by HP.
>>
>> --
>> Maurice N
>> MVP Windows - Shell / User
>> -----
>>
>> "Henry Boca" wrote in message news:3C639C9E-FE0C-4174-8D92-...
>> > Since installing the April 12th Windows updates, I can no longer just type
>> > addresses as www.something.com but now must add the http:// in front of the
>> > www. This is very annoying as I usually use the Ctrl O command to open an
>> > address window and don't appreciate the extra requirement. Appreciate any
>> > comments on this. Tnks
>>

Maurice

Pardon the intrusion but the Registry value you have is not quite
correct.
It should be the same format as the other values in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Shell
Extensions\Cached

You show: (it will wrap at the last space)
{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
0x401

There should be a space in between }{ like so: } {
It will wrap at the first space.

{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}
{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401

....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html



On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:25:40 -0500, in microsoft.public.windowsupdate,
"Maurice N ~ MVP" <> wrote:


>- Right click on the key and select New / DWORD Value
>
>- Rename the resulting value "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401"
>, without the quotes

Thank you for the catch, Alan !

Have some updates to do on my most recent posts.
--
Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
-----


"Alan Edwards" wrote in message news:...
> Maurice
>
> Pardon the intrusion but the Registry value you have is not quite
> correct.
> It should be the same format as the other values in
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Shell
> Extensions\Cached
>
> You show: (it will wrap at the last space)
> {A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
> 0x401
>
> There should be a space in between }{ like so: } {
> It will wrap at the first space.
>
> {A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}
> {000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401
>
> ...Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>
>
>
> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:25:40 -0500, in microsoft.public.windowsupdate,
> "Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote:
>
>
>>- Right click on the key and select New / DWORD Value
>>
>>- Rename the resulting value "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401"
>>, without the quotes

"Alan Edwards" <> schrieb:

> Pardon the intrusion but the Registry value you have is not quite
> correct.
> It should be the same format as the other values in
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Shell
> Extensions\Cached
>
> You show: (it will wrap at the last space)
> {A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
> 0x401
>
> There should be a space in between }{ like so: } {

Yup, it's wrong on the MSRC blog too. I alerted them this morning about
the fault on their site, but haven't heard nor seen anything yet.

The REG file in http://patch-info.de/WinXP/Downloads...are-To-Web.zip
is and hasn't and still doesn't have that fault.

Bye,
Freudi

Freudi,

Thank you ! I had copied the MSRC blog entries as well. Was going blind trying to verify the spaces.
--
Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
-----

"Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote in message news:...
> "Alan Edwards" schrieb:
>
>> Pardon the intrusion but the Registry value you have is not quite
>> correct.
>> It should be the same format as the other values in
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Shell
>> Extensions\Cached
>>
>> You show: (it will wrap at the last space)
>> {A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9}{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
>> 0x401
>>
>> There should be a space in between }{ like so: } {
>
> Yup, it's wrong on the MSRC blog too. I alerted them this morning about
> the fault on their site, but haven't heard nor seen anything yet.
>
> The REG file in http://patch-info.de/WinXP/Downloads...are-To-Web.zip
> is and hasn't and still doesn't have that fault.
>
> Bye,
> Freudi

Thanks. That will make it easier as the interpretation has caused a
few problems in other groups.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html




On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:11:53 +0200, in microsoft.public.windowsupdate,
"Ottmar Freudenberger" <> wrote:

>
>The REG file in http://patch-info.de/WinXP/Downloads...are-To-Web.zip
>is and hasn't and still doesn't have that fault.
>
>Bye,
>Freudi