kidcnote Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...in/advance.mspxMicrosoft announced that it would release a security update to help protect customers from exploitations of a vulnerability in the Windows Meta File (WMF) area of code in the Windows operating system on Tuesday, January 2, 2006, in response to malicious and criminal attacks on computer users that were discovered last week.Microsoft will release the update today on Thursday, January 5, 2006, earlier than planned.The security update will be available at 2:00 pm PT as MS06-001 Edited January 5, 2006 by kidcnote Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/MS06-001.mspxFor the info and download links if you do not get it from automatic update.Note that since win98 and ME are no longer supported OS, microsoft choose not to patch them at this time since no current exploits targeting them exist. For users of those systems unregistering the DLL is still the best approach.Go to start / run and typeregsvr32 /u shimgvw.dllhit enterFor XP users who already did this , once patched you can go there and typeregsvr32 /i shimgvw.dllTo reactivate it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 ... For users of ['9x & ME] unregistering the DLL is still the best approach.Go to start / run and typeregsvr32 /u shimgvw.dllhit enter ...Dinosaurs wanna know: What effect will unregistering that DLL have? What services or features will be disabled? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Got my automatic update last night and just to let folks know, "so far so good" liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/MS06-001.mspxFor the info and download links if you do not get it from automatic update.Note that since win98 and ME are no longer supported OS, microsoft choose not to patch them at this time since no current exploits targeting them exist. For users of those systems unregistering the DLL is still the best approach.Go to start / run and typeregsvr32 /u shimgvw.dllhit enterFor XP users who already did this , once patched you can go there and typeregsvr32 /i shimgvw.dllTo reactivate it.That file is not even on my Win98SE PC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wonderent Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Appreciate hearing that all is okay, Liz.That's exactly what I came to ask! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 LOL , yep, I thought of you when posting, Nancy Us chickens need to stick together! Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thesidekickcat Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I got the update for my Win 2000, the other day. No problems here either.Pat.God bless everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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