On Jan 10, 3:14=A0pm, "Peter B. Steiger" <see....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> A client just reported to me that he has some sites running automatic
upda=
tes, and after two
> particular patches were installed last night our Clipper (5.2e, linked
wit=
h Blinker 6.something)
> application locks up. =A0He uninstalled the two updates and now the
progra=
m works again.
>
> I read over the description of the updates, and I don't even understand
th=
e titles much less what
> has changed or how they could harm an old DOS application. =A0Has anyone
e=
lse encountered this?
>
> The two patches in question are KB941644, which "resolves two
vulnerabilit=
ies in TCP/IP
> processing", and KB943485, which fixes a vulnerability in Microsoft
WIndow=
s Local Security
> Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). =A0I have no idea what that is, but
i=
t sounds scary and not in
> the least bit connected to DOS.
>
> {sigh} my boss told me to start contacting friends in other departments,
b=
ecause he doesn't
> think my unparalleled genius at writing and supporting Clipper apps will
b=
e needed much longer. =A0
> I guess I should look into this newfangled "Visual BASIC" that's all the
r=
age nowadays, maybe
> upgrade to one of those fast new Pentium computers...
>
> --
> Peter B. Steiger
> Cheyenne, WY
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>
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Peter,
Can you give us an update on this? Is rolling back the Windows update
the only workaround? I've had this happen at three of my client
installations and suspected Windows updates for Windows Server 2003 --
but Event logs don't seem to give any help. The Clipper 5.3b app just
locks at what appear to be (but probably aren't) random places. The
server has to be restarted to release the lock. Clients affected think
it's my code, but the same code is working fine at other (non-Server
2003) sites.
Gary
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