Re: "Visual Basic Scripting Support" message

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com)
Date: 03/27/03 

Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 23:22:43 +0100
From: "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com>

GregE wrote:

> The Latest update for Jscript version 5.1 from MS win98
> update page will screw up your ability to do any
> further updates. I just discovered this today and
> had to restore a prev. registy, thanks for scanreg.
> What happens after installing the update, go back to scan
> for updates and the screen justs sits there at 0% forever.
> The only quikfix is to restore a prev. registry.
> So before you try this update, backup your registry!!!
> Good luck, Hope MS fixes it.

Hi

According to Lucy [MS], a fix for the Jscript update will posted next week
possibly April 2nd...

Subject: Re: 98SE, upg to IE6SP1, looping 814078
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:55:07 -0800
From: "Lucy [MS]" <a-lucye@online.microsoft.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsupdate

We have found the problem with our detection and we're working on the fix.
The fix will posted next week possibly April 2nd.

Again sorry for the inconvenience.

Thanks,
Lucy [MS]
Windows Update 

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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

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