Re: Security Patch for Q823803 causes RAS startup failure

From: Stephen Marley (stephen_at_openkast.com)
Date: 07/24/03 

Date: 24 Jul 2003 13:54:13 -0700

"Doug" <metroma781@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<070d01c3518c$d0f3b650$a401280a@phx.gbl>...
> On July 23, 2003, Microsoft issued Microsoft Security
> Bulletin MS03-029: Flaw in Windows Function Could Allow
> Denial of Service (Q823803).
>
> Installing this patch on my NT 4.0 Server causes my RAS
> server to no longer initialize properly. The event log
> shows the error:
>
> Point to Point Protocol engine was unable to load the
> module.
>
> Without RAS, I am unable to use this system for dialup or
> VPN connections.
>
> I uninstalled the patch and the system now works fine.
>
> Use caution.

I concur. On my Windows NT4 workstation, several processes
(explorer.exe for example) would crash repeatedly once this hotfix was
applied and I had the same event log messages as you. Everything
returned to normal once the hotfix was uninstalled.

The strange thing is that several other NT4 workstations here updated
without a hitch, so it seems other factors are at play too. 

-- 
stephen@openkast.com

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