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  1. May 28th, 2003, 11:22 AM #1
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    Oops...Microsoft pulls update for WindowsXP

    http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/0...eut/index.html

    Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it has withdrawn a security update for its Windows XP software after discovering that it switched off Internet connections for some of the 600,000 users who downloaded and installed it.
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  2. May 28th, 2003, 11:29 AM #2
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    I wish they would print the blessed hotfux number.... then you know which one to uninstall!!
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  3. May 28th, 2003, 11:59 AM #3
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    Originally posted by NooNoo
    I wish they would print the blessed hotfux number.... then you know which one to uninstall!!
    Yeah right! I noticed that too...
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  4. May 28th, 2003, 12:24 PM #4
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    Thats what I came here looking for....
    Edit:
    I found this hint...The 21st of May patch can be removed by going to the control panel under the add/remove option, and blitzing it.
    Edit2: This is supposed to be a link to the mskb which descirbes what the patch fixes. here.
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  5. May 28th, 2003, 03:23 PM #5
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    microsoft is turning into a bunch of mooks
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  6. May 28th, 2003, 10:45 PM #6
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    Originally posted by PeLiGrOsO
    microsoft is turning into a bunch of mooks
    From the Word Detective:
    One dictionary that does deal with "mook" is the recently published Volume Two of the excellent Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (which I will call "HDAS" to save space). According to HDAS, "mook" means "an ineffectual, foolish, or contemptible person."
    hmmmm...me thinks you might be onto something there
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  7. May 29th, 2003, 03:04 AM #7
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    Originally posted by PeLiGrOsO
    microsoft is turning into a bunch of mooks
    Wrong tense....
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    Originally posted by PeLiGrOsO
    microsoft is turning into a bunch of mooks
    they may be, but i'll say this, They've impressed me with 2k3...

    many of the "holes" that are common to the desktop OS's and even previous server OS's have been disabled by default. I usualy spend a couple of hours tweaking and configuring various security issues to plug holes, but had few to do on the new OS....

    As for the update... a kb ## would have been great... Good thing i've turned off auto-updating...
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  9. May 29th, 2003, 10:55 AM #9
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    May 28, 2003
    Problematic Windows XP Update Pulled
    By Ryan Naraine
    Microsoft (Quote, Company Info) late Tuesday withdrew a Windows XP software update after thousands of users complained the patch was blocking Internet connectivity. The Windows XP update, first posted on May 21, was issued to enhance the functionality of the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) and Internet Protocol security (IPSec) on PCs running Windows XP or Windows 2000.
    http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/2213201

    L2TP/IPSec NAT-T Update for Windows XP and Windows 2000
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  10. May 29th, 2003, 05:34 PM #10
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    Angry

    THEY DIDNT PULL IT MY MACHINE AUTO UPDATED TODAY AND GUES WHAT MY WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD DO ME A FAVOR AND BAM NO INTERNET OR ANYTHING AND NO DATES FOR THE UNINSTALL EITHER

    CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IS WHAT I SAY



    REDOING MY ENTIRE SYSTEM AS IT WAS DUE BUT NOT NEEDED MICROSOFT
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  11. May 29th, 2003, 05:36 PM #11
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    SO LET ME GUESS YOU UINSTALL EVERY HOTFIX TO GET BACK ONLINE LUCKY I HAVE A NETWORK IN MY HOUSE.


    CAN ANYONE GUESS I AM PISSED
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  12. May 30th, 2003, 06:52 AM #12
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    Let us know if you figure out what the number of the bad update is.
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  13. May 30th, 2003, 08:18 AM #13
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    Good luck with a Class Action Suit. You agreed to their EULA, you get stuck with the consequences.
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  14. May 30th, 2003, 09:55 AM #14
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    Originally posted by techs
    Let us know if you figure out what the number of the bad update is.
    Er.........818043 see above postings
    Last edited by Archer; May 30th, 2003 at 09:58 AM.
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  15. June 2nd, 2003, 01:33 PM #15
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    Er.........818043 see above postings
    Oops. Must be my lazy eye acting up.
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