(As usual, and obviously: not speaking on behalf of my employer.) I didn't see anything unusual, neither with my Win2k nor with my WinXP boxes. It'd be a machine specific or something conflicts with some DLL(s). It is usual to replace some DLL(s) when install some program(s). Cheers. Nelson Brito > -----Original Message----- > From: T.H. Haymore [mailto:bonk@webchat.chatsystems.com] > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:29 AM > To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com > Subject: Re: After Ms patches last Wed ... > > > On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, phaser-X wrote: > > > I had a different issue after Wednesdays updates. Two > win2k computers in > > my office were rendered useless after the patch. They were > fine before, > > but as soon as the patch finished and the PC was rebooted, > the CPU usage > > was 100% and nothing could be done. I left both PC's > sitting for about 20 > > minutes and the 100% CPU usage never came down. Another > coworker said he > > had the same issue with his home PC and he was eventually > able to get into > > the task manager and noticed that the system process was > taking up 99-100% > > of the CPU. > > > I have run into the same thing with 2K workstations as well > as 2K server. > On a side note, an XP 'goof off' box I use will no longer > connect to the > online card games or anything else. (Thank goodness for BSD). > > > > > > Anyone else experience this issue? > > > > -pX > > > > > ================================================= > Travis > www.cyberabuse.org/crimewatch > Email: Bonk@chatsystems.com | Bonk@cyberabuse.org > ================================================= > /"\ > \ / > X ASCII Ribbon Campaign > / \ Against HTML Email > >