Edward Diener wrote:
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>> Is the machine fully patched at Windows Update?
>
> I am glad you asked. I have Microsoft Update installed. Go to the
> Microsoft Update online forum and there you will see quite a number of
> end-users documenting that Microsoft Update ( or Windows Update ) is now
> broken for them, and gives errors when attempting to update software. I
> am one of those, and the errors I receive are duplicated by a number of
> end-users, who have also reported the same problem. I do not believe
> that Microsoft has yet corrected the problem despite the reports there.
> When someone wakes them up maybe they will get Microsoft Update working
> again.
>>
>> Good luck.
>
> Thanks for your help.

YW, Ed.

I'll take a look/see at your thread in WinUp forum. If you installed
MS05-052 (896688) in November, you (and the other afflictées) may need the
fix described in...

ActiveX controls may not load as expected in Internet Explorer due to
defense in depth changes introduced in cumulative security update 896688
(MS05-052) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909889

Here are two ways to install the ole32.dll fix:

- http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip (OLEFix.reg)

- http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip
(a small VB app that checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if
any of them are incorrect)

The fix won't hurt and it may fix your problem.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)