[Xitami] Microsoft Windows critical/security update affecting Xitami(???)

[Gary Rumble]

I have 4 systems running Win98SE, one of them runs Xitami.

I didn't experience any issues with Xitami itself, but all of the systems
became unstable; random crashes mostly (sometimes a blue screen, sometimes
a reboot).  Turning off KB891711 fixed it on all of the machines.

It may be an interaction with something else that's not well behaved,
though it's hard to believe since the 4 systems have little in common
besides Win98.

Regardless, removing the "patch" removed the problem.

Gary

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On 3/29/2005 at 6:54 PM jglong3@att.net wrote:

>Hello,,,,  :) :)
>
>Recently Microsoft provided a critical/security update for Window98SE, XT,
>etc.
>The one in question is:   KB891711 [a fix related to ICON
>vulnerability(???), I think!]
>
>This was installed on severzal W98SE systems and all seemed to be OK on
>systems that were not running Xitami. The computer with Xitami (W98SE)
>became unstable and crashed at random, unpredictable times during the day
>with GPFs at several different places---most of these were reported at:
>
>             GPF in module USER.EXE at 0012:00000167
>
>Information from the Internet (Search string : 891711) indicates this
>process has presented various problems. The KB891711 was installed as a
>running process and started after each boot.  MSCONFIG was used to prevent
>the process from starting at boot on the machine with Xitami and all is
>now stable.
>
>It has been several weeks since this upgrade and only the noted problems
>found from Internet searches can still be found. Also, no comment from
>Microsoft that I can find.
>
>Anyone else with this experience and/or information about a new method for
>this security upgrade?
>
>Thanks for your time, help, and advise!!!  :) :)
>
>Jerry
>
>
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