Aug IE Patch Causing Crashes

By Joris Evers
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: August 15, 2006

Microsoft's security update from Aug. 8 to Internet Explorer is causing browser trouble for some systems.

After people apply the MS06-042 update, rated "critical" by Microsoft, IE may crash when certain Web sites are viewed, the company said in a notice on its customer support Web site. The problem affects IE 6 with Service Pack 1 on Windows XP and Windows 2000 systems, it said.

"Microsoft has identified an issue with the security update MS06-042," the company said in a statement Tuesday. It plans to re-release the bulletin and patch on Aug. 22 for all affected users.

The problem occurs when IE users view Web sites that use version 1.1 of HTTP alongside compression, according to Microsoft's notice. HTTP, or hypertext transfer protocol, is the standard protocol used to browse Web sites.

IE users on security mailing lists have reported browser crashes when using PeopleSoft applications that have Web-based interfaces. Others report running into problems when using other applications, including Microsoft's own customer relationship management, or CRM, tools.

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DSLR Thread About It

 

Thanks Tom for the heads up.

This patch has given me a slight annoyance, - in the Castle Cops BHO lookup page, the search results aren't returned. So far this is the only problem I've noticed.

I get around it by "backing" into it via Google

I have two XP installations (dual boot - both XP Home SP2) and both patched with MS06-042 (KB918899) and only one has this problem

Regards - Charles