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Old 06-17-2008, 07:50 AM
Gis Bun
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KB951978 Doesn't Make Sense

Looking at KB951978 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951978), it states the
update affects Vista SP1, Win 2K8 and Win XP SP3. Yet the first section
states that it doesn't apply. But there is an update only for
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
[nothing shows up in the catalog for any OS]. If you try and install the
update, you get an error message that the version of IE is incorrect. Weird.
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Old 06-17-2008, 11:00 AM
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Re: KB951978 Doesn't Make Sense

Gis

"Yet the first section states that it doesn't apply." What dou mean?

In Regional and Language Options it is relatively easy to have differing
Language Selections ie. US and UK variants of English. It is in this
situation that the update is required.

Why do you think you need this update?


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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gis Bun wrote:
> Looking at KB951978 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951978), it
> states the update affects Vista SP1, Win 2K8 and Win XP SP3. Yet the
> first section states that it doesn't apply. But there is an update
> only for
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> [nothing shows up in the catalog for any OS]. If you try and install
> the update, you get an error message that the version of IE is
> incorrect. Weird.




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Old 06-17-2008, 12:50 PM
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Re: KB951978 Doesn't Make Sense


Look at the lines:

"SYMPTOMS
You run VBScript or JScript scripts by using CScript or WScript on a
computer that is running one of the following products:• Windows Vista
Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows Server 2008"

I don't see Windows XP anywhere there and yet it shows up in the "Applies to".

If the situation applied to let's say the UK English and not US English,
wouldn't it say so. And why then does it say the version of my IE is not what
it expected? The KB says nothing of which version this applies to. So that
should be irrelevant.


"Gerry" wrote:

> Gis
>
> "Yet the first section states that it doesn't apply." What dou mean?
>
> In Regional and Language Options it is relatively easy to have differing
> Language Selections ie. US and UK variants of English. It is in this
> situation that the update is required.
>
> Why do you think you need this update?
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Gis Bun wrote:
> > Looking at KB951978 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951978), it
> > states the update affects Vista SP1, Win 2K8 and Win XP SP3. Yet the
> > first section states that it doesn't apply. But there is an update
> > only for
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> > [nothing shows up in the catalog for any OS]. If you try and install
> > the update, you get an error message that the version of IE is
> > incorrect. Weird.

>
>
>
>

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Old 06-17-2008, 01:50 PM
Gerry
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Re: KB951978 Doesn't Make Sense

Gis

I wouldn't read too much into the absence of Windows XP SP3 in the place
you mentioned. It is sprinkled throughout the KB Article so it obviously
applies. Whether you need it is another question?

Your problem with Internet Explorer reminds me of something included in
the SP3 release notes:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...tes.htm#ID0EOB

Have you done a Repair Install recently?

There have been others with your problem:
http://snipurl.com/2k1hy [www_google_com]

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gis Bun wrote:
> Look at the lines:
>
> "SYMPTOMS
> You run VBScript or JScript scripts by using CScript or WScript on a
> computer that is running one of the following products:. Windows Vista
> Service Pack 1 (SP1)
> . Windows Server 2008"
>
> I don't see Windows XP anywhere there and yet it shows up in the
> "Applies to".
>
> If the situation applied to let's say the UK English and not US
> English, wouldn't it say so. And why then does it say the version of
> my IE is not what it expected? The KB says nothing of which version
> this applies to. So that should be irrelevant.
>
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Gis
>>
>> "Yet the first section states that it doesn't apply." What dou mean?
>>
>> In Regional and Language Options it is relatively easy to have
>> differing Language Selections ie. US and UK variants of English. It
>> is in this situation that the update is required.
>>
>> Why do you think you need this update?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Gis Bun wrote:
>>> Looking at KB951978 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951978), it
>>> states the update affects Vista SP1, Win 2K8 and Win XP SP3. Yet the
>>> first section states that it doesn't apply. But there is an update
>>> only for
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>>> [nothing shows up in the catalog for any OS]. If you try and install
>>> the update, you get an error message that the version of IE is
>>> incorrect. Weird.



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Old 06-18-2008, 07:47 AM
Gerry
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Re: KB951978 Doesn't Make Sense

Gis

I didn't notice further down in the Release Notes posted as a link
earlier.

Scripting
If you change the regional and language options to a different setting
from those used when the service pack was installed, certain
region-specific aspects of Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
(such as the DateValue() function) and Jscript (such as the
toLocaleString method) will not function correctly

This makes the issue clearer than in the Knowledge Base Article.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Gerry wrote:
> Gis
>
> I wouldn't read too much into the absence of Windows XP SP3 in the
> place you mentioned. It is sprinkled throughout the KB Article so it
> obviously applies. Whether you need it is another question?
>
> Your problem with Internet Explorer reminds me of something included
> in the SP3 release notes:
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...tes.htm#ID0EOB
>
> Have you done a Repair Install recently?
>
> There have been others with your problem:
> http://snipurl.com/2k1hy [www_google_com]
>
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Gis Bun wrote:
>> Look at the lines:
>>
>> "SYMPTOMS
>> You run VBScript or JScript scripts by using CScript or WScript on a
>> computer that is running one of the following products:. Windows
>> Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
>> . Windows Server 2008"
>>
>> I don't see Windows XP anywhere there and yet it shows up in the
>> "Applies to".
>>
>> If the situation applied to let's say the UK English and not US
>> English, wouldn't it say so. And why then does it say the version of
>> my IE is not what it expected? The KB says nothing of which version
>> this applies to. So that should be irrelevant.
>>
>>
>> "Gerry" wrote:
>>
>>> Gis
>>>
>>> "Yet the first section states that it doesn't apply." What dou mean?
>>>
>>> In Regional and Language Options it is relatively easy to have
>>> differing Language Selections ie. US and UK variants of English. It
>>> is in this situation that the update is required.
>>>
>>> Why do you think you need this update?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> Gis Bun wrote:
>>>> Looking at KB951978 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951978), it
>>>> states the update affects Vista SP1, Win 2K8 and Win XP SP3. Yet
>>>> the first section states that it doesn't apply. But there is an
>>>> update only for
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>>>> [nothing shows up in the catalog for any OS]. If you try and
>>>> install the update, you get an error message that the version of
>>>> IE is incorrect. Weird.



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Old 06-18-2008, 07:49 AM
Gis Bun
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Re: KB951978 Doesn't Make Sense

I guess I'll probably just ignore it then. I guess MS did not correctly word
this one....

"Gerry" wrote:

> Gis
>
> I wouldn't read too much into the absence of Windows XP SP3 in the place
> you mentioned. It is sprinkled throughout the KB Article so it obviously
> applies. Whether you need it is another question?
>
> Your problem with Internet Explorer reminds me of something included in
> the SP3 release notes:
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...tes.htm#ID0EOB
>
> Have you done a Repair Install recently?
>
> There have been others with your problem:
> http://snipurl.com/2k1hy [www_google_com]
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Gis Bun wrote:
> > Look at the lines:
> >
> > "SYMPTOMS
> > You run VBScript or JScript scripts by using CScript or WScript on a
> > computer that is running one of the following products:. Windows Vista
> > Service Pack 1 (SP1)
> > . Windows Server 2008"
> >
> > I don't see Windows XP anywhere there and yet it shows up in the
> > "Applies to".
> >
> > If the situation applied to let's say the UK English and not US
> > English, wouldn't it say so. And why then does it say the version of
> > my IE is not what it expected? The KB says nothing of which version
> > this applies to. So that should be irrelevant.
> >
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> Gis
> >>
> >> "Yet the first section states that it doesn't apply." What dou mean?
> >>
> >> In Regional and Language Options it is relatively easy to have
> >> differing Language Selections ie. US and UK variants of English. It
> >> is in this situation that the update is required.
> >>
> >> Why do you think you need this update?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >> Gis Bun wrote:
> >>> Looking at KB951978 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951978), it
> >>> states the update affects Vista SP1, Win 2K8 and Win XP SP3. Yet the
> >>> first section states that it doesn't apply. But there is an update
> >>> only for
> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> >>> [nothing shows up in the catalog for any OS]. If you try and install
> >>> the update, you get an error message that the version of IE is
> >>> incorrect. Weird.

>
>
>

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