Microsoft KB Archive/942615

= MS07-069: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 942615

Article Last Modified on 12/19/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition</li></ul> </li> <li>Windows Internet Explorer 7, when used with: <ul> <li>Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Business</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Enterprise</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Home Basic</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Home Premium</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Windows Vista Ultimate</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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INTRODUCTION
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS07-069. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: <ul> <li>Home users:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200712.mspx

Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/

</li> <li>IT professionals:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-069.mspx

</li></ul>

Known issues
After you install security update 942615 on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 may crash when you try to visit a Web site. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

946627 Internet Explorer 6 crashes after you install security update 942615 on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2

How to obtain help and support for this security update
For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and in Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for security update support issues, visit the International Support Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx

For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

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Non-security-related fixes that are included in this security update
Individual updates may be installed, depending on the operating system and affected application versions. Please view the individual articles to determine your update status.

General distribution release (GDR) fixes
<ul> <li>

921090 Internet Explorer generates an error message that states that a page cannot be displayed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP

</li> <li>

924764 Internet Explorer 6 stops responding when you try to print a Web page or try to view a print preview of a Web page on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer

</li> <li>

939913 After you append some characters in an HTML page text box in Internet Explorer 7, the original characters in the text box are replaced with the newly typed characters

</li> <li>

942174 The translucent layers intermittently turn gray when you browse a Web page that contains translucent layers by using Internet Explorer 7

</li> <li>

942198 A user who does not have administrative credentials cannot install an ActiveX control when the CoGetClassObjectFromURL function is used on a Windows Vista-based computer, even if ActiveX Installer Service is enabled

</li> <li>

942202 After you install and uninstall some toolbar items in Internet Explorer 6, toolbar names may become blank, or unrelated toolbar items may appear

</li> <li>

943141 Some customized security settings for the Trusted sites zone in Internet Explorer 7 are reset to the default values on a Windows Vista-based computer

</li> <li>

843289 Proxy server settings are not set correctly in Internet Explorer after you download a proxy script that uses chunk encoding

</li></ul>

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Hotfixes
Security update 942615 packages for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003 include Internet Explorer hotfix files and general distribution release (GDR) files. If no existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix environment, security update 942615 will install the GDR files. Hotfixes are intended to correct only the problems that are described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are associated with the hotfixes. Apply hotfixes only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems. These hotfixes may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains these hotfixes. For more information about how to install the hotfixes that are included in security update 942615, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

897225 How to install hotfixes that are included in cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer

Note In addition to installing hotfix files, review the Microsoft Knowledge Base article that is associated with the specific hotfix that you have to install to determine the registry modification that is required to enable that specific hotfix.

For more information about how to determine whether your existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix or from the GDR environment, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842994 Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 software update packages

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File Information
The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Internet Explorer 7 on supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2003
Keywords: kbbug kbexpertisebeginner kbfix kbpubtypekc kbqfe kbsecbulletin kbsecurity kbsecvulnerability KB942615

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