New Windows Update may cause your PC to act a little funky

[loup garou]

Haven't seen a thread here about it, but in case anyone is getting seriously funky behavior with context menus, IE/Windows exlorer not opening addresses typed into the address bar, problems with save/save as windows not opening in Office apps, it's probably related to this update for COM Object Security. I've found that either killing the mulitple verclsid processes and renaming the file in system32 or uninstalling the update fixes the problem.

Related articles/threads:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15875820
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=726814
http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnew...SNDBECKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleId=185302749

 

[spyordie007]

I dont know of anyone with problems but thanks for the info.

So far we've deployed the patch to ~200 machines and havent run into any issues.

 

[Markbnj]

My Dad had this exact problem. Fortunately MS was pretty fast about getting an email back to him. I haven't talked to him since he applied the fix this morning, so I am not sure yet if it worked.

The email he received indicated that certain HP printer and camera drivers were causing the problem with verclsid.

 

[starwarsdad]

We have seen it on at least 3 different machines.

 

[stash]

The email he received indicated that certain HP printer and camera drivers were causing the problem with verclsid.

Yes, the HP Share To Web is one of the culprits.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

 

[clarkmo]

I downloaded the last 4 updates at once and when I rebooted I could not use the search function in XP pro sp2 or right click and send a file by email. I also lost my address book.I had to uninstall the updates to get OE working again and reinstall the search assistant. Not happy with the update. I don't have HP share to web or Kerio (another culprit) or a nvidia video card(another culprit). I am currently waiting to be exploited or for Msoft to improve the autoupdate installation procedure.

 

[jfunk]

I've had several machines with this problem at work. All had either HP scanner attached (sahre to web) or had a printer with a card reader mapped.

I'm assuming HP will update drivers to fix the problem.

 

[redbeard1]

Here is another post in the tech support forums. I had another friend call me last night with the same problem.

Tech support forum

 

[John]

According to some other posts I?ve come across a more thorough fix is to navigate to c:\windows\system32 > look for verclsid and rename it verclsid.old until MS issues a patch to fix the patch.

However for those that want to try a manual fix for certain apps please see below.

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http://claydawg.helpdesk.olemiss.edu/?p=90

**UPDATE** MS06-015/kb908531 Breaks IE, Office, Explorer
April 21st, 2006

I spent 2 hours on the phone with Microsoft this morning concerning this issue. We have many machines on our campus that are being affected by this patch and I decided it was time to get to the root of the problem. Some machines have the patch installed and are experiencing no problems, while others can barely function. It appears this problem is caused by installing this patch on systems with Hewlett Packard?s Share-to-Web software, nVidia shell extension GUID?s, Kerio Personal Firewall, Roxio DragToDisc / Adaptec DirectCD shell extension, or SolidWorkds 3D CAD products shell extension. In addition to this information, the engineer I spoke with was nice enough to email me the current registry workarounds for each problem. I asked him for a URL to this information and he said he didn?t have one because they were working on a hotfix and had not posted this on the web. So I am. Here?s the workaround information provided to me to help resolve this issue:

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Resolution 1. HEWLETT-PACKARD?s Share-to-Web software
1. The Shell fix includes a white list - VERCLSID.EXE will not scan any extension that appears on this list, so adding the HP shell extension fixes the problem.

The following REG file can be applied to problem systems and will correct the problem permanently:


To manually enter the registry entries on a problem machine:

a. Log on to the machine with an account with administrator privileges
b. Goto Start ->Run
c. Type Regedit and press enter.
d. Navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached
e. Right Click and Select New -> DWORD Value with and enter the following:


For Windows 2000, enter the following?
{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

For Windows XP or 2003, enter the following?
{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0×401

f. Set the Data of this value to 1
g. Close the Registry editor
h. Reboot the computer

Resolution 2. nVidia shell extension GUIDs

The following REG file can be applied to problem systems and will correct the problem permanently:

To manually enter the registry entries on a problem machine:

a. Log on to the machine with an account with administrator privileges
b. Goto Start ->Run
c. Type Regedit and press enter.
d. Navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached
e. Right Click and Select New -> DWORD Value with and enter the following:


For Windows 2000, enter the following?

{1e9b04fb-f9e5-4718-997b-b8da88302a47} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
{1e9b04fb-f9e5-4718-997b-b8da88302a48} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
{1cdb2949-8f65-4355-8456-263e7c208a5d} {000214e6-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}

For Windows XP or 2003 enter the following?

{1e9b04fb-f9e5-4718-997b-b8da88302a47} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046} 0×401
{1e9b04fb-f9e5-4718-997b-b8da88302a48} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046} 0×401
{1cdb2949-8f65-4355-8456-263e7c208a5d} {000214e6-0000-0000-c000-000000000046} 0×401



f. Set the Data of each of these values to 1
g. Close the Registry editor
h. Reboot the computer

Resolution 3. VERCLSID.EXE process flagged by Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall
Note: There has been only one known report of this issue.
Kerio Personal Firewall Users can configure Kerio to allow VERCLSID.EXE to execute without prompting

The App Compat team is currently working with Kerio to request that they not flag VERCLSID.EXE.

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Other problem GUIDs recently found:
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Roxio DragToDisc / Adaptec DirectCD Shell Extension
Windows XP / 2003
{5e44e225-a408-11cf-b581-008029601108} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046} 0×401
Windows 2000:
{5e44e225-a408-11cf-b581-008029601108} {000214e8-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}

SolidWorks 3D CAD products shell extension
Windows XP / 2003
{ee386d18-e6d7-407e-8d3c-47c05e602199} {0000010b-0000-0000-c000-000000000046} 0×401
Windows 2000:
{ee386d18-e6d7-407e-8d3c-47c05e602199} {0000010b-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}

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I was unable to find this information anywhere and thought it would be good to share. I?m sure other people are experiencing the same problems we are. Maybe this information will help to overcome the problems caused by 908531.

**I have made a batch for both 2000 and XP/2003 that will insert the registry values mentioned above.**
?For Windows 2000, go to http://claydawg.helpdesk.olemiss.edu/reg-fix-2k.zip
?For Windows XP/Server 2003, go to http://claydawg.helpdesk.olemiss.edu/reg-fix-xp.zip

 

[redbeard1]

Just had to work on another customer with the problem. That makes about 10 people we've had to try and fix the problem for.

 

[bigdogtech]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165/en-us

Article ID 918165 at this site contains explanations and instructions for fixes.

 

[soccerballtux]

You gotta admit, MS handles patches and patches for patches pretty decently. I can't fault them for anything. Its thinks like this that cause me to not hate MS as much....face it, Windows XP is a pretty good OS. It lets me do just about everything I need without getting in the way. If MS didn't release any more Windows versions, I think I could happily stay on Windows for quite some time.

 

[Brazen]

Things like this make me think if Microsoft didn't release any more Windows versions, I could happily stay on linux for quite some time.