Andrew.... (and to all WU/MU/SUS/WSUS users, since this message was
cross-posted to all three groups, and I'm going to maintain the crossposting
for my response since it affects all three environments):
There have been issues reported with two different updates. MS posted the
'fix' for issues posted against KB902400, but they've not yet posted
anything (to my knowledge) responding to potential issues with KB896688.
I would suggest uninstalling both updates to confirm that the symptoms
mentioned are, in fact, caused by one or the other of those updates, and
then reinstall the updates in the order KB896699 and then KB902400.
I applied the KB909444 'fix' to my test system, and it appears to have
solved the KB902400 issue I was experiencing with ActiveX and VS2005;
however, I had also confirmed that the documented permissions were correct
before applying the KB909444 'fix', so I'm not totally convinced that the
%windir%\registration permissions were contributing in my case.
One other variable I'm still researching is the order of installation. I had
installed KB902444, but deferred installation of KB896688, in response to
early reports that it was causing problems. I'm looking at the possibility
that there might be a patch dependency between those two patches. I should
have a collection of test results later today.
If you reinstall KB896688 and observe the symptoms, then the KB909444 'fix'
would not be the one you need.
If after installing KB896699, you install KB902400, and everything works, it
may be possible evidence supporting my patch dependency theory. If it
doesn't work, and the KB909444 'fix' doesn't fix it, then you need to report
your situation to PSS immediately.
"Andrew Price" <> wrote in message
news:09750CE4-7137-4967-9B1A-...
> has anyone had any luck with the supplied Microsoft fix? I've
> tried all their recommended steps and still have the issues on a number of
> machines. They indicate they are working with customers for a resolution
> but
> when I callled to get said help they were going to charge me...
>
> - our machines cannot see any network places and subsequently appear to be
> having access issues with saving to network shares...
>
>
>
> "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909444
>> for the full article.
>> Systems that have changed the default Access Control List settings on the
>> %windir%\registration directory may experience various problems after you
>> install the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-051 for COM+ and MS DTC
>> SYMPTOMS
>> On a computer that is running Microsoft XP, Microsoft Windows 2000
>> Server,
>> or Windows Server 2003, one or more problems may occur after you install
>> the
>> critical update that is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin
>> MS05-051.
>> These problems include the following: . The Windows Installer service may
>> not start.
>> . The Windows Firewall Service may not start.
>> . The Network Connections folder is empty.
>> . The Windows Update Web site may incorrectly recommend that you
>> change the Userdata persistence setting in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
>> . Active Server Pages (ASP) pages that are running on Microsoft
>> Internet Information Services (IIS) return an "HTTP 500 - Internal Server
>> Error" error message.
>> . The Microsoft COM+ EventSystem service will not start.
>> . COM+ applications will not start.
>> . The computers node in the Microsoft Component Services Microsoft
>> Management Console (MMC) tree will not expand.
>> . Authenticated users cannot log on, and a blank screen appears
>> after
>> the users apply the October Security Updates.
>>
>>
>>