Windows Updates on 16 June Are Disrupting E-Mails

Running XP Home and finally figured out that my troubles started after 16
June updates. Not a one of the KB items can be found so I don't even know
what they did. Only options now appears to be uninstall to see if problem
resolves. Anyone else with similar effects?

Yep!

I am running XP HOME, 1GB RAM, 120GB Hard Drive (70GB free).

Lost sound (Windows Audio not starting), Restore Point (service not
starting), Security Center (Service not starting), problems getting to the
internet (need to use the NETSH commands to reset TCP/IP and WINSOCK, etc.
Cannot send a paid email report to Microsoft (data collection process hangs).

Microsoft was/is no help.


Ran AdAware - no problem
Ran CWSHREDDER - no problem.
Ran 3 different virus checkers - no problem.
Ran CHKDSK - no problems.
Stopped firewall (ZONEALARM) - no change.
Reloaded Office XP Pro - for some unknown reason this helped a little.
Reloaded Windows XP SP2 - helped a little.
Ran REGISTRY MECHANIC - things are looking up.
Ran SPYDOCTOR - no change
Unloaded ZONEALARM and went with the MICROSOFT Firewall - progress being made.
Still have issues - so I
Stopped the Microsoft firewall and downloaded and loaded the Sygate firewall.

Things seem to be working at this time but it has only been 12 hours. I did
not have any problems prior to these downloads.



"whm" wrote:

> Running XP Home and finally figured out that my troubles started after 16
> June updates. Not a one of the KB items can be found so I don't even know
> what they did. Only options now appears to be uninstall to see if problem
> resolves. Anyone else with similar effects?

I had problems that were fixed with the following instructions. The
following was posted in MJ a couple days ago in response to my post. Good
luck.

Try this, follow these steps:

1. Put the Windows XP CD to the CD-ROM.

2. Click Exit if the auto-menu pops up.

3. Click Start, and click Run.

4. Type SFC /Purgecache" (without quotation marks) in the Open box, and
click OK.

5. Type "SFC /Scannow" (without quotation marks) in the Open box, and click
OK.

Note: There is a space between "SFC" and "/Scannow".

For more information, please refer to this article:

Title: Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
(Sfc.exe)

Link: http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;EN-US;310747



"whm" wrote:

> Running XP Home and finally figured out that my troubles started after 16
> June updates. Not a one of the KB items can be found so I don't even know
> what they did. Only options now appears to be uninstall to see if problem
> resolves. Anyone else with similar effects?

Whm.... read your post and I have had the exact same problems!! Did all of
the protocols you followed.. Registry Mechanic ( even restore) didn't help...
did you ever solve it ? cannot reinstall because updates from Microsoft
change the registry somehow.. so??? What do you know now?

rosemary

"whm" wrote:

> Running XP Home and finally figured out that my troubles started after 16
> June updates. Not a one of the KB items can be found so I don't even know
> what they did. Only options now appears to be uninstall to see if problem
> resolves. Anyone else with similar effects?

I ended up clearing my hard drive and reloading everything (windows and any
other program that I still needed).

System working now (it is running like new - or better). Currently using
Zonealarm (free) as firewall, Kaspersky (6.0) as Antivirus, and Spyware
Doctor.

Jim

"Rozezee" wrote:

> Whm.... read your post and I have had the exact same problems!! Did all of
> the protocols you followed.. Registry Mechanic ( even restore) didn't help...
> did you ever solve it ? cannot reinstall because updates from Microsoft
> change the registry somehow.. so??? What do you know now?
>
> rosemary
>
> "whm" wrote:
>
> > Running XP Home and finally figured out that my troubles started after 16
> > June updates. Not a one of the KB items can be found so I don't even know
> > what they did. Only options now appears to be uninstall to see if problem
> > resolves. Anyone else with similar effects?

Jim, sounds like a plan I need .... how do I clean my hard drive? thanks for
the help. My system is only a year old and is acting like I installed it in
1990!!
Rozezee

"Jim" wrote:

> I ended up clearing my hard drive and reloading everything (windows and any
> other program that I still needed).
>
> System working now (it is running like new - or better). Currently using
> Zonealarm (free) as firewall, Kaspersky (6.0) as Antivirus, and Spyware
> Doctor.
>
> Jim
>
> "Rozezee" wrote:
>
> > Whm.... read your post and I have had the exact same problems!! Did all of
> > the protocols you followed.. Registry Mechanic ( even restore) didn't help...
> > did you ever solve it ? cannot reinstall because updates from Microsoft
> > change the registry somehow.. so??? What do you know now?
> >
> > rosemary
> >
> > "whm" wrote:
> >
> > > Running XP Home and finally figured out that my troubles started after 16
> > > June updates. Not a one of the KB items can be found so I don't even know
> > > what they did. Only options now appears to be uninstall to see if problem
> > > resolves. Anyone else with similar effects?

I would check with the manufacture of your PC first. They may have a
procedure for you to follow. You can also do a Google search on "reformat
hard drive windows XP" to get lots of information. You will need the Windows
XP install disk - plus the original install disks of the software that you
may want to reinstall.

I would back up all of the data in the "my documents" folder that you my
want to save before you start.


"Rozezee" wrote:

> Jim, sounds like a plan I need .... how do I clean my hard drive? thanks for
> the help. My system is only a year old and is acting like I installed it in
> 1990!!
> Rozezee
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
> > I ended up clearing my hard drive and reloading everything (windows and any
> > other program that I still needed).
> >
> > System working now (it is running like new - or better). Currently using
> > Zonealarm (free) as firewall, Kaspersky (6.0) as Antivirus, and Spyware
> > Doctor.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > "Rozezee" wrote:
> >
> > > Whm.... read your post and I have had the exact same problems!! Did all of
> > > the protocols you followed.. Registry Mechanic ( even restore) didn't help...
> > > did you ever solve it ? cannot reinstall because updates from Microsoft
> > > change the registry somehow.. so??? What do you know now?
> > >
> > > rosemary
> > >
> > > "whm" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Running XP Home and finally figured out that my troubles started after 16
> > > > June updates. Not a one of the KB items can be found so I don't even know
> > > > what they did. Only options now appears to be uninstall to see if problem
> > > > resolves. Anyone else with similar effects?