GDI & Detection Tool

(I have already posted this in Windowsxp.help, but then discovered this
group)

My OS is Windows (Home) with SP 2 installed. I do not have "Office"
installed but I have the "Works Suite" installed and it includes Word.

After reading about the subject patch, I wondered if my installation of the
Works Suite might require the patch. I went to the Windows Update site and
the subject patch popped up so I clicked on it. Twice it failed to install,
but the suggestion seemed to be made that I try again. It failed one more
time but the third time it did install successfully. The whole process
seemed strange and ambiguous.

Now I wonder:
(1) Did I really need that patch?
(2) If I didn't need it, will having it installed hurt anything?
(3) If it might cause problems, how do I uninstall it?

Thanks,
Joe

Joseph Carrier wrote:

> (I have already posted this in Windowsxp.help, but then discovered this
> group)
>
> My OS is Windows (Home) with SP 2 installed. I do not have "Office"
> installed but I have the "Works Suite" installed and it includes Word.
>
> After reading about the subject patch, I wondered if my installation of the
> Works Suite might require the patch. I went to the Windows Update site and
> the subject patch popped up so I clicked on it. Twice it failed to
> install,
> but the suggestion seemed to be made that I try again. It failed one more
> time but the third time it did install successfully. The whole process
> seemed strange and ambiguous.
>
> Now I wonder:
> (1) Did I really need that patch?
> (2) If I didn't need it, will having it installed hurt anything?
> (3) If it might cause problems, how do I uninstall it?
Hi

You can download and run the tool yourself if you want to. More here:

Description of the Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;873374

Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


For available GDI+ updates, take a look here:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028
Buffer Overrun in JPEG Processing (GDI+) Could Allow Code Execution (833987)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS04-028.mspx


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