hot fix Q811493

has anyone else noticed after installing the Q811493 hotfix from the windows update site under critical updates for winxp that internet explorer and most all other programs open about 3-5 seconds slower than they would if they didnt have the hot fix installed? after i uninstall it the windows open up right after click on them but when i install the hotfix they stall, not just explorer but ive noticed it when clicking on other things too (ie: my documents).....well anyways if anyone else has noticed it and installed this hot fix, try uninstalling the hot fix and see if your explorer opens as fast as it use too. please reply if anyone finds this to be true.

 

Yup, you're not the only one. Some apps take a 1/2 min. to load. If you don't have fast user switching or are the only user, then my understanding is it is no big deal and just uninstall it.

augie

 

So THAT is what is doing it!!!

Bye Bye Hotfix!!

 

That did it... I read on the MS site what it does... but my opinion (I KNOW NOTHING! and claim to know nothing!)
is that a porperly secured computer behind a software and hardware firewall shouldn't have a prob......


Thanks for the Heads Up!!

 

Yes I've have noticed this too. Now how would one go about uninstalling it?

 

Control panel....add/remove programs... it should be in the list...then just remove it...

 

Thnx man. Much better now.

 

Hmm is there anything important in the hotfix? Because...there may be some exploits open that are worse...but that would explain my winamp problem....

 

wait til SP2. It will have this fix in it only the memory management that was modified in it will not cause this horrendous delay.

 

Down loaded the fix and ran the system for a day to see if it made any difference.
YES IT DID........................NOW UNINSTALLED
It really did make a noticable difference.
Regards
FBW

 

Did this come with SP1 or is it an update? And if its not in my Add remove then does that mean i definatley dont have it instaled?

 

It comes as an update and it can be removed...........

 

ah, good good. im safe then

 

I alos noticed that M$ has moved this update from critical updates to recommended..

Hmmm

 

when was this update available for download? Recently?