New updates cause browser to display incorrect

recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates. Then i
noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center displays screens in a
larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows Update webpage, i get two sets
of scroll bars because the screen will no longer fit where b4 the updates it
did. The lettering was much larger. When I did a system restore prior to the
updates, the problem went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the firewall
page, it was to large to fit properly, but after the system restore....all is
back to normal. Anyone have any ideas?

I have windows xp home sp2
P3 600 Mhz
384M ram
Mcafee Internet Security 6.0

appearently windows update is beta release to the public...the updates are
always flawed and help and support are kinda slow. I sit here now without
these " critical updates" not installed, god only knows whats happening to
my computer. I hope someone isnt putting a trojan on me. Someone call
microsoft about that active x and scripting....its killing us
"CCrusher" <> wrote in message
news:215A6244-3849-49B4-A34A-...
> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates. Then i
> noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center displays screens in
> a
> larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows Update webpage, i get two
> sets
> of scroll bars because the screen will no longer fit where b4 the updates
> it
> did. The lettering was much larger. When I did a system restore prior to
> the
> updates, the problem went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the
> firewall
> page, it was to large to fit properly, but after the system restore....all
> is
> back to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>
> I have windows xp home sp2
> P3 600 Mhz
> 384M ram
> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0

CCrusher wrote:
> appearently windows update is beta release to the public...the
> updates are always flawed and help and support are kinda slow. I sit
> here now without these " critical updates" not installed, god only
> knows whats happening to my computer. I hope someone isnt putting a
> trojan on me. Someone call microsoft about that active x and
> scripting....its killing us "CCrusher"

No, WU works fine for most. If you have specific problems, post them in new
messages with more detail and perhaps you can get help with them.

> <> wrote in message
> news:215A6244-3849-49B4-A34A-...
>> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
>> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
>> displays screens in a
>> larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows Update webpage, i get
>> two sets
>> of scroll bars because the screen will no longer fit where b4 the
>> updates it
>> did. The lettering was much larger. When I did a system restore
>> prior to the
>> updates, the problem went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the
>> firewall
>> page, it was to large to fit properly, but after the system
>> restore....all is
>> back to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> I have windows xp home sp2
>> P3 600 Mhz
>> 384M ram
>> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0

CCrusher wrote:
> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
> displays screens in a larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows
> Update webpage, i get two sets of scroll bars because the screen will
> no longer fit where b4 the updates it did. The lettering was much
> larger. When I did a system restore prior to the updates, the problem
> went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the firewall page, it was
> to large to fit properly, but after the system restore....all is back
> to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>
> I have windows xp home sp2
> P3 600 Mhz
> 384M ram
> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0

What did you update? Do not update device drivers in Windows
Update....always get them from the hardware manufacturer.

i updated kb 873339, kb 885835, kb 886185, and kb 885836...like i said auto
updates installed them...does auto updates installl drivers? and when i
restored to prior these updates, the problem went away... i guess i am
presing the power button incorrectly.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:...
> CCrusher wrote:
>> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
>> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
>> displays screens in a larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows
>> Update webpage, i get two sets of scroll bars because the screen will
>> no longer fit where b4 the updates it did. The lettering was much
>> larger. When I did a system restore prior to the updates, the problem
>> went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the firewall page, it was
>> to large to fit properly, but after the system restore....all is back
>> to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> I have windows xp home sp2
>> P3 600 Mhz
>> 384M ram
>> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0
>
> What did you update? Do not update device drivers in Windows
> Update....always get them from the hardware manufacturer.
>
>

my first message was full of details, but appearently u answered the remark
i made after waiting an hour....the updates are always flawed , just come to
this room , it may be our settings, but i do what microsoft recommends , and
the only software i am using is microsoft and mcafee...what could go wrong?
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:...
> CCrusher wrote:
>> appearently windows update is beta release to the public...the
>> updates are always flawed and help and support are kinda slow. I sit
>> here now without these " critical updates" not installed, god only
>> knows whats happening to my computer. I hope someone isnt putting a
>> trojan on me. Someone call microsoft about that active x and
>> scripting....its killing us "CCrusher"
>
> No, WU works fine for most. If you have specific problems, post them in
> new
> messages with more detail and perhaps you can get help with them.
>
>> <> wrote in message
>> news:215A6244-3849-49B4-A34A-...
>>> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
>>> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
>>> displays screens in a
>>> larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows Update webpage, i get
>>> two sets
>>> of scroll bars because the screen will no longer fit where b4 the
>>> updates it
>>> did. The lettering was much larger. When I did a system restore
>>> prior to the
>>> updates, the problem went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the
>>> firewall
>>> page, it was to large to fit properly, but after the system
>>> restore....all is
>>> back to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>>>
>>> I have windows xp home sp2
>>> P3 600 Mhz
>>> 384M ram
>>> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0
>
>

CCrusher wrote:
> i updated kb 873339, kb 885835, kb 886185, and kb 885836...like i
> said auto updates installed them...does auto updates installl
> drivers?

Hmm - yes, I think it can (I don't use autoupdate to install anything - just
to download). But the KB articles you post don't apply, so it may not have
been a driver download at all...

> and when i restored to prior these updates, the problem went
> away... i guess i am presing the power button incorrectly.

I'd 1) get the latest WinXP video driver from the hw mfr, install it in
Device Manager and 2) install these updates one at a time afterwards,
rebooting in between to see if the problem occurs again. They are important!

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> < ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:...
>> CCrusher wrote:
>>> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
>>> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
>>> displays screens in a larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows
>>> Update webpage, i get two sets of scroll bars because the screen
>>> will no longer fit where b4 the updates it did. The lettering was
>>> much larger. When I did a system restore prior to the updates, the
>>> problem went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the firewall
>>> page, it was to large to fit properly, but after the system
>>> restore....all is back to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>>>
>>> I have windows xp home sp2
>>> P3 600 Mhz
>>> 384M ram
>>> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0
>>
>> What did you update? Do not update device drivers in Windows
>> Update....always get them from the hardware manufacturer.

guess what , the update icon is in my taskbar...if i do what it says to do
which is get those updates, i will be back to step one. luckily i have auto
updates on yellow...warn me first ... microsoft pushes this issue as a
benefit, but when smart alec answer ppl tell you its ur problem, tell
microsoft to test their products better....i am fixin to use mozillas new
browser

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:...
> CCrusher wrote:
>> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
>> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
>> displays screens in a larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows
>> Update webpage, i get two sets of scroll bars because the screen will
>> no longer fit where b4 the updates it did. The lettering was much
>> larger. When I did a system restore prior to the updates, the problem
>> went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the firewall page, it was
>> to large to fit properly, but after the system restore....all is back
>> to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> I have windows xp home sp2
>> P3 600 Mhz
>> 384M ram
>> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0
>
> What did you update? Do not update device drivers in Windows
> Update....always get them from the hardware manufacturer.
>
>

CCrusher wrote:
> guess what , the update icon is in my taskbar...if i do what it says
> to do which is get those updates, i will be back to step one. luckily
> i have auto updates on yellow...warn me first ... microsoft pushes
> this issue as a benefit, but when smart alec answer ppl tell you its
> ur problem, tell microsoft to test their products better....i am
> fixin to use mozillas new browser

The browser won't make a lick of difference. As long as you're running
Windows, you need windows updates. And more importantly, *all* operating
systems need patching and maintenance.

I don't like to let anything be installed automatically, although I don't
mind updates downloading/notifying, and I like to install most updates one
at a time for testing before pushing them all out in a batch to another PC.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> < ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:...
>> CCrusher wrote:
>>> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
>>> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
>>> displays screens in a larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows
>>> Update webpage, i get two sets of scroll bars because the screen
>>> will no longer fit where b4 the updates it did. The lettering was
>>> much larger. When I did a system restore prior to the updates, the
>>> problem went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed the firewall
>>> page, it was to large to fit properly, but after the system
>>> restore....all is back to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>>>
>>> I have windows xp home sp2
>>> P3 600 Mhz
>>> 384M ram
>>> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0
>>
>> What did you update? Do not update device drivers in Windows
>> Update....always get them from the hardware manufacturer.

CCrusher wrote:
> my first message was full of details, but appearently u answered the
> remark i made after waiting an hour...

Whoops - I lost track of who I was replying to; you seem to have posted your
rant at the same time I replied to the other post. I spend too much time in
here. No need to reply in your own thread if you aren't adding any pertinent
details you left out...the thread is getting confusing. Post & wait for
replies - it can take some time - these are peer support newsgroups and
there's no guaranteed SLA!

I repeat that Windows Update can work fine. I use it on my servers/clients
on my own network as well as my clients' and have rarely had problems with
it. Many others, users and admins alike, do so successfully as well.

Of course it's always possible that an update can cause problems (that's why
most can be uninstalled).

Did you try what I suggested in my reply to your original post?

> .the updates are always flawed

No.

> , just come to this room , it may be our settings,

Patching is complicated. Your OS is complicated. On a known clean machine
running updated device drivers and software written correctly to run in your
OS version, it should be just fine for the most part. Have you scanned for
spyware/malware?

> but i do what
> microsoft recommends , and the only software i am using is microsoft
> and mcafee...what could go wrong?

Many might say that McAfee is one way people can go wrong, but to each his
own

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> < ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:...
>> CCrusher wrote:
>>> appearently windows update is beta release to the public...the
>>> updates are always flawed and help and support are kinda slow. I sit
>>> here now without these " critical updates" not installed, god only
>>> knows whats happening to my computer. I hope someone isnt putting a
>>> trojan on me. Someone call microsoft about that active x and
>>> scripting....its killing us "CCrusher"
>>
>> No, WU works fine for most. If you have specific problems, post them
>> in new
>> messages with more detail and perhaps you can get help with them.
>>
>>> <> wrote in message
>>> news:215A6244-3849-49B4-A34A-...
>>>> recently I downloaded the 4 most recent updates thru auto updates.
>>>> Then i noticed internet explorer 6 and Mcafee Security Center
>>>> displays screens in a
>>>> larger resolution then it did b4. In Windows Update webpage, i get
>>>> two sets
>>>> of scroll bars because the screen will no longer fit where b4 the
>>>> updates it
>>>> did. The lettering was much larger. When I did a system restore
>>>> prior to the
>>>> updates, the problem went away. Same with Mcafee...when I viewed
>>>> the firewall
>>>> page, it was to large to fit properly, but after the system
>>>> restore....all is
>>>> back to normal. Anyone have any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> I have windows xp home sp2
>>>> P3 600 Mhz
>>>> 384M ram
>>>> Mcafee Internet Security 6.0