IE screwed up after 9 windows updates today

I can't view FLASH any more.

Windows Update site won't load

InstallShield 11 won't load

Outlook 2003 TODAY page won't show

This is consistent among two machines, both updated with today's updates
(Windows XP Pro .Latest)

Yeah I'm having problems after the I completed the 9 updates this evening as
well.
When I rebooted my computer, I keep getting error messages stating I am
missing ATL.DLL and some programs wont operate properly.
I've tried to run System Restore, but it won't even run because of this
missing file.
I wasnt having any problems until these new Updates from Microsoft were
downloaded and installed...

PLEASE HELP!!!


"neal007" wrote:

> I can't view FLASH any more.
>
> Windows Update site won't load
>
> InstallShield 11 won't load
>
> Outlook 2003 TODAY page won't show
>
> This is consistent among two machines, both updated with today's updates
> (Windows XP Pro .Latest)

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:19:02 -0700, "lightfxboy" <> wrote:

>Yeah I'm having problems after the I completed the 9 updates this evening as
>well.
>When I rebooted my computer, I keep getting error messages stating I am
>missing ATL.DLL and some programs wont operate properly.
>I've tried to run System Restore, but it won't even run because of this
>missing file.
>I wasnt having any problems until these new Updates from Microsoft were
>downloaded and installed...
>
>PLEASE HELP!!!
>
>
>"neal007" wrote:
>
>> I can't view FLASH any more.
>>
>> Windows Update site won't load
>>
>> InstallShield 11 won't load
>>
>> Outlook 2003 TODAY page won't show
>>
>> This is consistent among two machines, both updated with today's updates
>> (Windows XP Pro .Latest)

ATL.DLL belongs in the C:\Windows\System32\ folder. There is a copy of it in the
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\ folder. Just do a copy & paste, and reboot.
Copy & Paste the following to the Start, Run box:

copy C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\ATL.DLL C:\Windows\System32\

I uninstalled KB896688 (Cumulative Security Update for IE for Windows XP) and
my problems went away. For me (on my two XP Pro systems) this KB update
killed IE and applications that use IE for its interface, such as
InstallShield 11.

This KB needs to be recalled ASAP!

"neal007" wrote:

> I can't view FLASH any more.
>
> Windows Update site won't load
>
> InstallShield 11 won't load
>
> Outlook 2003 TODAY page won't show
>
> This is consistent among two machines, both updated with today's updates
> (Windows XP Pro .Latest)

Thanks for that fix neal007.

I had problems with Firefox after installing the Windows updates. Flash
was not showing, some background images were not showing and even the
Microsoft style sheets were not coming through... when I try to link to
the images directly it said "file not found" even when I knew it was
there (and could be viewed in IE).

The problems were fixed after uninstalling KB896688. There is
definitely something buggy with this patch.

No problems here (WinXP SP2 on two machines) with 896688.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

neal007 wrote:
> I uninstalled KB896688 (Cumulative Security Update for IE for Windows XP)
> and my problems went away. For me (on my two XP Pro systems) this KB
> update
> killed IE and applications that use IE for its interface, such as
> InstallShield 11.
>
> This KB needs to be recalled ASAP!
>
> "neal007" wrote:
>
>> I can't view FLASH any more.
>>
>> Windows Update site won't load
>>
>> InstallShield 11 won't load
>>
>> Outlook 2003 TODAY page won't show
>>
>> This is consistent among two machines, both updated with today's updates
>> (Windows XP Pro .Latest)

The following were successfully installed:
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP (KB896688)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2005 (KB890830)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899589)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)

Can go back to Microsoft Update after re-start without issue.

"neal007" <> wrote in message
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>I can't view FLASH any more.

I can.
>
> Windows Update site won't load

Mine does on three computers.
>
> InstallShield 11 won't load

Mine does.
>
> Outlook 2003 TODAY page won't show

Office 2003 sucks.
>
> This is consistent among two machines, both updated with today's updates
> (Windows XP Pro .Latest)

The only update I did not update was the Malicious Tool. Hmmmm, never do in
fact.

Did you disable your AV auto scan before installing?

Alias

"kilbot" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks for that fix neal007.
>
> I had problems with Firefox after installing the Windows updates. Flash
> was not showing, some background images were not showing and even the
> Microsoft style sheets were not coming through... when I try to link to
> the images directly it said "file not found" even when I knew it was
> there (and could be viewed in IE).
>
> The problems were fixed after uninstalling KB896688. There is
> definitely something buggy with this patch.

I wonder why I had no problems. The only thing I didn't download and install
was the Malicious Removal Tool. Did you disable your AV's auto scan before
installing?

Alias
>

HOW do I UNINSTALL KB896688 ? where do I go to unistall one of htese
downloads?? It has screwed up my IE6 also, etc. Thanks. DAN

"neal007" wrote:

> I can't view FLASH any more.
>
> Windows Update site won't load
>
> InstallShield 11 won't load
>
> Outlook 2003 TODAY page won't show
>
> This is consistent among two machines, both updated with today's updates
> (Windows XP Pro .Latest)