[realtraders] Gen: Windows Updates and the Bubble Boy Virus question. {03}

[gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Gary Funck)]

Regarding Microsoft updates, if you haven't upgraded to MSIE 5.01, and
you download certain critical updates, you may have problems:

http://itrain.org/itinfo/1999/it991120.html

    Windows 98 Critical Update Bug

    by Dave Murphy

    Dave Murphy, ITrain founder A critical update for Windows 98 users is
    causing headaches for some users. The update to Microsoft's flagship
    operating system enhances Java technology, but is, in fact, preventing
    some users from accessing the Microsoft Windows update site
    altogether.

    Microsoft has not determined the cause of this problem, and the techs
    have not released a patch to the patch.

    Some users, who have received notification from Microsoft that a new
    critical update is available, or who have manually visited the
    Microsoft Windows Update page, and then installed the patch for the
    Java Virtual Machine, are then prevented from again visiting the update
    page to download and install other patches.

    Microsoft acknowledges the bug, doesn't have a workaround; however,
    installing Internet Explore 5.01 seems to fix the problem, although
    Microsoft techs admit they don't know why.