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MS04-011: Security Update for Microsoft Windows

Article ID:835732
Last Review:October 26, 2006
Revision:11.3
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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-011. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx)
For more information about the latest service pack for Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/) How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

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Known issues

For additional information about known issues that may occur after you install the security update, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Windows Server 2003

841180 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841180/) Oracle database service startup process stops responding
840997 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840997/) You cannot view enhanced metafile format graphics files (or EMF image files) that were created in Adobe Illustrator

Windows XP

840997 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840997/) You cannot view enhanced metafile format graphics files (or EMF image files) that were created in Adobe Illustrator

Windows 2000

841180 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841180/) Oracle database service startup process stops responding
841382 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841382/) Your Windows 2000-based computer stops responding, you cannot log on to Windows, or your CPU usage for the System process approaches 100 percent
841343 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841343/) The HOMEDRIVE, HOMEPATH, and HOMESHARE environment variables may not function as you intend if you modify them in Windows 2000
841395 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841395/) The domain controller does not register _GC, _KERBEROS, and _KPASSWD DNS entries when a Windows 2000 server starts
841617 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841617/) You receive a "The network name cannot be found" error message when you try to connect to a SMB/CIFS server
842644 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842644/) Event ID 256 is logged in the system event log after you install the MS04-011 security update on a Windows 2000-based computer

Windows NT 4.0

841384 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841384/) "STOP 0x00000079" error message appears on a Windows NT 4.0-based computer
For additional information about general issues that may occur when you install software updates that replace the Ntoskrnl.exe file on a Windows NT 4.0-based computer, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
317050 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317050/) "Disk I/O Error: Status = 00000001" error message occurs when you start the computer
224526 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224526/) Windows NT 4.0 supports maximum of 7.8 GB system partition

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows XP for Itanium-based Systems Version 2003
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

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