Windows Update KB896424 - Breaks IE Security Zones!!!!

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=896424

I had a weird problem this morning. I have been working on an IE
application, and this application opens windows (using window.open())
without a status bar, but this morning these windows opened with status

bars.

After a bit of testing and head scratching, I realised that my intranet

based website was being shown as in the Internet zone according to the
status bar.

Off to Tools, Options, Security, Local Intranet, Sites, Advanced I go,
and my list is empty.

Humm, the security update wiped all my zones (I thought). So I added
my intranet URL back, OK'd everything... but the browser still shows it

as in the internet zone. So I go back into the sites dialog, and the
URL I had added is not there. I try and add it again, but I get a
message saying it is already in another zone.

As I knew there had been a windows update last night, I went to
add-remove programs and removed update KB896424, rebooted.

I can now add URL's back into my Local Intranet zone, and my
application is now working again. The *ONLY* thing I did to get this
working again is uninstall this update and it only started happend
after this update arrived, so it is almost certainly the culprit.

It auto-updated again over the weekend, and it broke IE in exactly the
same way. Uninstalling the update again fixes the problem.

How can I stop this update from installing? I have for now disabled
automatic installs.

Ottmar Freudenberger wrote:
> I highly doubt that KB896424 is the culprit for what you've
> experienced. Just let it install again while your AV scanner
> and Personal Firewall software doesn't run in the background.
> Since you seem to be running Windows XP SP2 according to the
> headers of your Google posting, enable the Windows firewall
> instead.

Installing this update with the virus scanner disabled solved the
problem.

First time I have ever had a problem with a windows update when the
virus scanner is active and with the apparently unrelated symptoms it
hadnt occurd me to try without the scanner enabled.

I trick I will remember for the future.

Thanks

"()z" <> schrieb:

> Installing this update with the virus scanner disabled solved the
> problem.

Fine, thanks for posting back :-)
I can assure, it's not the first time, AV software and the like
*does* have an influence on installing updates. I and many other
experienced users too recommend to disable *any* at least AV
software in front of *installing* any update.

Bye,
Freudi