Microsoft KB Archive/941099

= The headline of the RSS Feed Gadget in Windows Vista is displayed incorrectly after you install security update 938123 =

Article ID: 941099

Article Last Modified on 8/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Vista Business
 * Windows Vista Enterprise
 * Windows Vista Home Basic
 * Windows Vista Home Premium
 * Windows Vista Starter
 * Windows Vista Ultimate
 * Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition

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After you install security update 938123, the headline of the RSS Feed Gadget in Windows Vista is displayed incorrectly. For example, you may experience the following symptoms in the RSS Feed Gadget:

Symptom 1

Text in the headline of the RSS Feed Gadget does not change from bold text to plain text until the next refresh occurs in the Gadget.

Symptom 2

The headline of the RSS Feed Gadget is truncated, and it is shown as one line that has ellipses. A new line is present in the title.



CAUSE
Both symptoms occur after you install security update 938123.



WORKAROUND
Symptom 1

To work around this symptom, scroll to the next view of the feeds in Gadgets, and then scroll back to the previous view.

Symptom 2

To work around this symptom, the RSS Feed provider can remove the new line from the title.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Gadgets security update 938123, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

938123 MS07-048: Vulnerability in Windows Gadgets could allow remote code execution

For more information about how to manually check for the presence of Windows Vista Gadgets security update MS07-048, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

941391 How to check for the presence of Gadgets security update 938123 (MS07-048) on a Windows Vista-based computer

Additional query words: update security_patch security_update security bug flaw vulnerability malicious attacker exploit registry unauthenticated buffer overrun overflow specially-formed scope specially-crafted denial of service DoS TSE WinNT Win2000 Gadgets RSSFeeds

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsecvulnerability kbqfe kbsecurity kbsecbulletin kbpubtypekc kbexpertisebeginner KB941099

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