Microsoft KB Archive/253934

= Windows 2000 Critical Update, February 17, 2000 =

Article ID: 253934

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q253934



SUMMARY
Microsoft has released a patch that corrects the following problems:  A vulnerability that could permit a malicious user to view files on a Web server and reveal where Web folders are physically located on the server. Under certain conditions, the vulnerability could be used to cause e-mail programs to crash. For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

251170 Malformed Argument in Hit-Highlighting Allows Access to Server

252463 Index Server Error Message Reveals Location of Web Folders

 An issue that involves a potential data-damage problem that can occur when you save files as .htm to an HTTP server from Microsoft Office 2000 programs such as Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Excel. An issue that involves a VBScripting problem where the year is reported incorrectly when using the Wareki or Taiwan calendar. This problem does not occur if you are using the Gregorian calendar. Note that this is not a year 2000 problem, as it affects all dates. For additional information about year issues with a non-Gregorian calendar, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

253342 Year is Reported Incorrectly on a Non-Gregorian Calendar



To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



MORE INFORMATION
The Windows 2000 Critical Update, February 17, 2000, is available from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

You can also download this critical update (for installation later or on a different computer) from the following Microsoft Web sites:

English Language Version

Arabic Language Version

Chinese (Simplified) Language Version

Chinese (Traditional) Language Version

Czech Language Version

Danish Language Version

Dutch Language Version

Finnish Language Version

French Language Version

German Language Version

Greek Language Version

Hebrew Language Version

Hungarian Language Version

Italian Language Version

Japanese Language Version

Japanese NEC Language Version

Korean Language Version

Norwegian Language Version

Polish Language Version

Portuguese (Brazilian) Language Version

Portuguese Language Version

Russian Language Version

Spanish Language Version

Swedish Language Version

Turkish Language Version

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Keywords: kbbug kbenv kbwin2000sp1fix KB253934

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