KB978542 (win 7)
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From: Tech guy Tech on 12 May 2010 12:06 After installing KB978542 - Windows mail doesn't work no more. (KB890830 came with the above update)
From: MowGreen on 12 May 2010 14:56 Tech guy wrote: > After installing KB978542 - Windows mail doesn't work no more. > > (KB890830 came with the above update) Have you tried uninstalling KB978542 from Programs and Features > Installed updates ? Windows Mail is not supposed to work in Windows 7 unless you've hacked it or upgraded from Vista. Suggest you contact MS for **no-charge support** in resolving this issue. From: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978542 " How to obtain help and support for this security update For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4 North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552 For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts. " MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 12 May 2010 18:15 The Windows Mail hack is not and never has been supported in Win7 so don't bother opening a support incident. Tech guy wrote: > After installing KB978542 - Windows mail doesn't work no more. > > (KB890830 came with the above update)
From: leo75p on 13 May 2010 22:04 "Tech guy" wrote: > After installing KB978542 - Windows mail doesn't work no more. > > (KB890830 came with the above update) Yes, I had a same issue. (Win7+Windows Mail) 1. Uninstall KB978542 recovered Windows mail. But automatically KB978542 was installed. Then Windows mail does not work again. 2. Next. I copied original Windows mail folder onto this PC. (Have to rename your existing windows mail folder to other name before that) 3. Everything working. I know after this method, KB978542 is NOT applied your windows mail. But I prefer to continue to use Windows Mail.
From: MowGreen on 15 May 2010 17:03
How to repair Windows Mail after the installation of Security Update KB978542 on a Windows 7 system http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/blogs/mowgreen/index.php?showentry=1684 The above article will get Windows Mail functioning again in Windows 7 but the workaround has NOT BEEN TESTED against the vulnerability that this update is meant to address: MS10-030: Vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail could allow remote code execution http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978542 The workaround *should* mitigate the vulnerability as the vulnerable files are patched in Win 7 and the msoe.dll that replaces the one from KB978542 for Win 7 is the secure Version of the file intended for Vista. The key word here is *should*. MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked leo75p wrote: > > > "Tech guy" wrote: > >> After installing KB978542 - Windows mail doesn't work no more. >> >> (KB890830 came with the above update) > > Yes, I had a same issue. (Win7+Windows Mail) > > 1. Uninstall KB978542 recovered Windows mail. But automatically > KB978542 was > installed. Then Windows mail does not work again. > 2. Next. I copied original Windows mail folder onto this PC. > (Have to rename your existing windows mail folder to other name before > that) > 3. Everything working. I know after this method, KB978542 is NOT applied > your > windows mail. But I prefer to continue to use Windows Mail. > |