Benjamin, Check the conditions pivx lists here: http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html to make sure its being executed as we did. This has been reported by over 100 users, and duplicated by PivX lab monekys on Window2k 95 and 98. thanks, -geoff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Bodenheim" <benjamin.bodenheim@med.nyu.edu> To: "Geoff Shively" <gshively@pivx.com>; <bugtraq@securityfocus.com> Cc: "Focus on Microsoft Mailing List" <FOCUS-MS@SECURITYFOCUS.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:02 AM Subject: Re: Microsoft releases critical fix that breaks their own software! : I have no problem just tested it out and it works : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Geoff Shively" <gshively@pivx.com> : To: <bugtraq@securityfocus.com> : Cc: "Focus on Microsoft Mailing List" <FOCUS-MS@SECURITYFOCUS.COM> : Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:58 AM : Subject: Microsoft releases critical fix that breaks their own software! : : : > What classic MS, their newest critical alert dealing with the Gopher Root : > Vulnerability discussed on Security Focus last week : > [http://online.securityfocus.com/news/464] seems to break windows media : > player. : > : > Is there any validity to this- and, does their fix work? : > : > More info on the microsoft critical alert: : > : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/ : > bulletin/MS02-027.asp : > More info on the breakage: http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html : > : > -masqitz : > : > : : :