[Donna]

There is a post at GRC.com newsgroup that installing the new R1.64 version High Definition Audio Codecs from
Realtek should fix the problem. No need for the hotfix as per the poster at GRC.com.

[sander]

Donna, on Apr 4 2007, 10:50 AM, said:

There is a post at GRC.com newsgroup that installing the new R1.64 version High Definition Audio Codecs from
Realtek should fix the problem. No need for the hotfix as per the poster at GRC.com.

I seached for and I found the newsgroup and the posting:
http://12078.net/grcnews/article.php?id=11...security#117834

downloaded the update for my Realtek soundcard:
http://www.kortelinks.dk/?TCTHP

after that I didn't need to fix Microsofts update KB925902

So the tip seems to be working.

[acooldozen]

Downloaded the Realtek driver update/uninstalled hotFix/rebooted/error message again/installed Realtek/rebooted/ No ERROR message...............all is cozy again! Thanx for the Hedz up.

[Celtic Ferret]

Considerable noise over this one:
Latest MS Update Causing Major Headaches
http://www.neowin.ne...t=view&id=39249
http://www.dslreport.../shownews/82781

I was amused by "MS, breaking PC's one patch at a time." and
"...I'm still puzzled why the kb927891 fix wasn't pushed during the last cycle of updates...
Or why this patch to "fix what we broke" requires validation when the breaking patch didn't..."

But I had no real issues here, despite one MCESP2 pc with Realtek audio. All had the ZERT patch applied and the "sacrificial box" still had that patch active when I copied the "update" hot from C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ to my LAN.

Realizing my error and not being able to stop the update or just download it at that time I tried the ZERT unpatch and BSOD'd. Reboot in Safe Mode, ran the ZERT unpatch, rebooted off-line, ran the MS update, allowed the reboot, and the only thing out of the ordinary in the past 24 hours was a lockup requiring a hardware reset during an AVG Anti-Spyware v7.5 complete scan; maybe not related. I have installed a reset switch on this pc as the header was on the motherboard but Dell cut costs by not hooking it to anything. I believe every pc should have a reset switch as that is much kinder to the hard drive than a power cycle.

Hope nobody here has had any serious issues.
--CF

[guest]

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I have installed a reset switch on this pc as the header was on the motherboard but Dell cut costs by not hooking it to anything. I believe every pc should have a reset switch as that is much kinder to the hard drive than a power cycle.

As the sayings go You Get What You Pay For and Buyer Beware ( Caveat Emptor ) plus it is much faster than a power cycle.

Both of my local PC shop systems come with a reset switch

As Dell wants to be the Low Cost High Volume PC system provider they have taken notice of Mr. Henry Ford's idea that $0.01 saved in PC system production will result in about $1,000,000 in profits over the life of the product.

My $0.02 worth.

[Donna]

Updated info:

MS revised the KB article 925902: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925902 by adding the following applications 'in known issues' in addition to Realtek:

· ElsterFormular

· TUGZip

· CD-Tag

See: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007...02-updated.aspx

[hayc59]

Thanks You

[Donna]

MSRC blog today that they've added three additional applications to the list of applications affected by the issue discussed in Knowledge Base article 935448. The hotfix that is available addresses the issues in these applications:

- BricoPack Vista Inspirat 1.1 (by CrystalXP)
- AVG 7.5 (by Grisoft, Inc)
- BMC PATROL 7.1 (now called Performance Manager, by BMC Software, Inc)

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007...cle-925902.aspx