hi there,

we have had reports that the following updates appear to not work perfectly in Windows 98se:

kb921503 (MS07-043) OLEAUT32.DLL (2.40.4531.0) does not work. It causes HTML script errors with library not found messages...

kb936021 (MS07-042 936227) MSXML3.DLL (8.90.1101.0) does not work. It causes application errors...

kb936181 (MS07-042 936227) MSXML4.DLL (4.20.9848.0) does not work. XML 4 simply does not do anything... Broken...

It was RetroOS who pointed this out, cheers.

The new version of MSXML 4.0 SP2 is now version 4.20.9849.0 - and i'm wondering if things are now better ... please let me know!

Sop.

I was using successfully [before my computer crash, now I don't have 98 SE ] MSXML3.DLL 8.70.1113.0 and MSXML4.DLL 4.20.9849.0 with my 98 SE.

OLEAUT32.DLL 2.40.4519 is the newest available that works properly with Win9x to my knowledge [please see related discussion by erpdude8].

All these at my site:

http://www.mdgx.com/ietoy.htm#XML

http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#OLE

HTH

Okay, here's the dig on kb941833 MSXML4.DLL 4.20.9849.0...

Same problem as previous version 4.20.9848.0.

I used AnVir Task Manager Free to show open DLLs for an application.

Some that opened MSXML4.DLL failed.

No errors, just an empty window with maybe a toolbar...

Roll back MSXML4.DLL to good version and it works...

It is important to determine that an application actually uses MSXML4.DLL since some will use MSXML.DLL, MSXML2.DLL, or MSXML3.DLL only or a combination.

Not good...

Last good version was kb927978 version 4.20.9841.0.

Edited January 21, 200818 yr by RetroOS

Okay, here's the dig on kb941833 MSXML4.DLL 4.20.9849.0...

Same problem as previous version 4.20.9848.0.

I used AnVir Task Manager Free to show open DLLs for an application.

Some that opened MSXML4.DLL failed.

No errors, just an empty window with maybe a toolbar...

Roll back MSXML4.DLL to good version and it works...

It is important to determine that an application actually uses MSXML4.DLL since some will use MSXML.DLL, MSXML2.DLL, or MSXML3.DLL only or a combination.

Not good...

Last good version was kb927978 version 4.20.9841.0.

cheers for this. I'm rolling back the update in Auto-Patcher based upon your report.

MDGx, what say you?

I'll let you know as soon as I have my Win98 SE up and running again...