Oh, my bad... I didn't realize there was a difference. -----Original Message----- From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 10:09 AM To: 'John Aldrich'; 'Jim Bohnsack'; 'VNC-list' Subject: RE: Subject: unable to connect to host after latest MS Security
John, I think you're thinking of the Microsoft "Malicious Software Removal Tool" update, rather than Microsoft "AntiSpyware" (formerly Giant "AntiSpyware"). I'd be very surprised if the tool update were removing or in some way incapacitating legitimate applications, since that could land Microsoft in a lot of trouble. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 August 2005 15:03 > To: 'James Weatherall'; 'Jim Bohnsack'; 'VNC-list' > Subject: RE: Subject: unable to connect to host after latest > MS Security > > Actually, James, it's included in the auto-updates that > Microsoft pushes > out.... Yes, technically it's not an "update" however, as I said, it's > pushed out by Microsoft using their automated updates. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of James Weatherall > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:32 AM > To: 'Jim Bohnsack'; 'VNC-list' > Subject: RE: Subject: unable to connect to host after latest > MS Security > > > > It's not an update, it's a piece of software, downloadable > from Microsoft. > > It would be interesting to know which platforms people have > had similar > problems on. > > Regards, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Bohnsack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 19 August 2005 14:30 > > To: James Weatherall; 'VNC-list' > > Subject: RE: Subject: unable to connect to host after latest > > MS Security > > > > I may have it. What is the MS update number? The "problem" > > machine, i.e. > > my desktop runs Win/2k. > > Jim > > > > At 08:56 AM 8/19/2005, James Weatherall wrote: > > >Jim, > > > > > >I don't suppose you happened to have Microsoft's so-called > > "anti-spyware" > > >software installed on the problem machine(s), did you? > > > > > >Cheers, > > > > > >Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack > > > > Sent: 19 August 2005 12:56 > > > > To: VNC-list > > > > Subject: Subject: unable to connect to host after latest > > MS Security > > > > > > > > I had or have, altho I think I'm making progress, the same > > > > problem. What > > > > seems to be working towards a solution is that I uninstalled > > > > the patches > > > > and then uninstalled VNC. Following that, I reinstalled the > > > > patches and > > > > then VNC. I was able to get a reply from my desktop last > > > > night, altho > > > > after reinstalling VNC yesterday, I forgot to set the > > password, so I > > > > couldn't get in. I did, tho, get a reply from the desktop > > > > which is more > > > > than I had gotten. > > > > > > > > When I was uninstalling the MS patches, about half of the > > > > patch uninstalls > > > > gave me warning messages saying that VNC may not work after > > > > that patch is > > > > removed. > > > > > > > > It may not have been necessary to remove the MS patches and > > > > VNC. Perhaps > > > > just a removal and reinstall of VNC would have done the > > same thing. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > Jim Bohnsack > > > > Cornell Univ. > > > > (607) 255-1760 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > > VNC-List@realvnc.com > > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > > > > > Jim Bohnsack > > Cornell Univ. > > (607) 255-1760 > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
