Win2k SP3 + MS03-026 = No desktop upon reboot

From: josh (gibeons_spam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/14/03 

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 04:05:14 -0700

No one else has seen this ?

When I look thru Dejanews.com, I see a lot of people had
the same problem with the blank desktop after running this
update, but I havent seen a fix for it.

>-----Original Message-----
>In patching for the W32.Blaster.worn I have downloaded
the
>following update:
>http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/1/f/01fdd40f-
efc5-
>433d-8ad2-b4b9d42049d5/Windows2000-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe
>
>and installed it on a Windows 2000 Professional Service
>Pack 3 IE 6.0 computer. When the computer reboots, I get
a
>blank screen after login.
>Doing a Ctrl-Alt-Del allows me to run task manager. I
look
>and notice explorer.exe is not running. Doing new task, I
>cant start it. Looking at the Event log, I get Com+ Event
>System service hung on starting error (Event 7022).
>Rolling back the patch and a reboot brings everything
back
>up again.
>
>I have scanned for the virus and its not on the computer.
>I have verified my file permissions on %systemroot% and %
>systemroot%\system32 ... I have reinstalled IE, I have
>done everything I can think of, but I cant seem to get
the
>computer to reboot without this happening (have disabled
>NAV too trying to install it) .
>
>Thanks
>Josh
>
>.
>

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