I present you with two (2) choices:
Choice A => Ignore it; everything's OK.
Choice B => Do the following...
1. Disable your anti-virus application, all Norton Add-ons (if any), any
real-time protection provided by an anti-spyware application (except for
Windows Defender; includes Spybot Tea Timer, SpySweeper Guards, AVG AS
guard.exe, etc.), disable any third-party firewall AND THEN enable the
Windows Firewall.
NB: You're "working without a net" now: Don't to ANYTHING else online (e.g.,
browsing; reading email; chatting) except #4 below until your anti-virus
application has been re-enabled! If you're running ZA Free firewall, you
may need to uninstall it instead of disabling it.
2. Uninstall "Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB953838)"
via Add/Remove Programs (make sure Show Updates box is checked at top right)
and reboot. It's safe to ignore any "Such and such may not work if..."
warnings.
3. Re-do #1 above.
4. Go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install any Critical Updates
offered (i.e., KB953838). If a Root Certificates update is listed in the
Optional Updates category, install it to take full advantage of IE7's
enhanced security.
5. Reboot > Make sure everything in #1 above is enabled again and, if
applicable, disable the Windows Firewall and enable (or reinstall) your
third-party firewall.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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jnonca wrote:
> Yes, that line is listed in Add or Remove Programs as installed on Oct 2,
> 2008. It is the only line for KB953838
>
> In the Update History pages of Microsoft Update I also found these entries
> listed in their chronological order. There are two entries for KB953838:
>
> Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP
> (KB953838)
> Oct 1, 2008
> Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB936929)
> Oct 1, 2008
> Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
> Oct 1, 2008
> Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
> (KB953838)
> Oct 2, 2008
>
> PA Bear wrote:
>> Your previous thread in this newsgroup:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0f03595806e92d
>>
>> Open Add/Remove Programs | make sure the Show Updates box is checked |
>> Scroll down and tell us (1) if the following is listed and (2) the
>> install
>> date (if it shows as installed):
>>
>> jnonca wrote:
>>> Below is the output from QFECHECK:
>>>
>>> Windows XP Hotfix Validation Report for \\PENTIUM-4
>>> Report Date: 10/2/2008 4:38pm
>>>
>>> Current Service Pack Level: Service Pack 3
>>>
>>> Hotfixes Identified:
>>> ie7: Current on system.
>>> KB938127-v2-IE7: Current on system.
>>> KB941569: Current on system.
>>> KB953838-IE7: Current on system.
>>> MSCompPackV1: Current on system.
>>> KB936929: Current on system.
>>> KB938464: Current on system.
>>> KB946648: Current on system.
>>> KB950762: Current on system.
>>> KB950974: Current on system.
>>> KB951066: Current on system.
>>> KB951072-v2: Current on system.
>>> KB951376-v2: Current on system.
>>> KB951698: Current on system.
>>> KB951748: Current on system.
>>> KB951978: Current on system.
>>> KB952287: Current on system.
>>> KB952954: Current on system.
>>> KB953838: This hotfix should be reinstalled.
>>>
>>> The following files are incorrect for this hotfix:
>>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\SHLWAPI.DLL
>>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\BROWSEUI.DLL
>>>
>>> There are two instances of KB953838. One for IE7 (KB953838-IE7) and the
>>> second (KB953838), I assume from reading MS08-045, for IE6. I am using
>>> IE7.
>>>
>>> Should I try to fix the second instance (KB953838)? If yes, how should
>>> I
>>> do
>>> it?
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