Ok MSFN fans - it's another patch tuesday.

Hey - you all jump in first and let me know!

I never said I was brave.

My bravery level varies with the age and expense of my computer, and the value of what I have on it...

 

So I bravely downloaded and installed all of today's available POS updates on an older, inexpensive test machine.  Everything's jake so far, no problems, at least with the basic function and look of the computer.

So far so good, updates seem not to spoil anything this time. Machine works pretty fine.

With July Patchday update "KB3072630" was delivered for Microsoft Installer 4.5, which does not query the existing version exists to patch files. Windows XP SP3 has been normally Microsoft Installer 3.1, which means the following files under "%windir%\system32" msi.dll to version 4.5.6002.23731, msiexec.exe to version 4.5.6002.23731 and msihnd.dll to version 4.5.6002.23415 updated, If Microsoft Installer 4.5 Redist "KB942288-v3" is already installed, there are no problems. However, if are in "%windir%\system32" which files msimsg.dll and Msisip.dll identify only version 3.1, you should Microsoft Installer 4.5 Redist "KB942288-v3" install so that there is no malfunction of the Microsoft Installer.

 

Edited July 18, 201511 yr by heinoganda

heinoganda - thank you - my files are 3.1.

 

Is there any danger if I install 4.5 and then re-run KB3072630?

Go ahead. That should work.

@glnz

There is no problem if Microsoft Installer 4.5 Redist "KB942288-v3" after installed!

 

heinoganda and dencorso - all seems OK.

 

There was one glitch - the new (July) Malicious Software Removal Tool (mrt.exe) wouldn't install from Windows Update - kept failing.  So I downloaded the file from WSUS (I think) and installed it in Safeboot.  Then, while still in safeboot, its quickscan stopped at tcpip.sys with an error message, but when I rebooted normally, its quickscan ran all the way.

 

Anyone else have a problem installing the July Malicious Software Removal Tool?

 

PS - Still not getting those six error messages per posts above - certainly happy about that.

 

Thanks.

The Malicious Software Removal Tool worked fine for me. It took ages, but it always does!

There was another out of sequence update today, KB3079904, which is to do with a security problem in a font driver.

Thanks for the heads up, Dave! You rock!

Yes - just saw the prompt to install https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3079904.

Anyone having any problems with it?

No. It works as intended.

^{Where can I download new atmfd.dll for WinXP?}

Try searching the Microsoft Update Catalog for KB3079904, Zollex. Click the Products column twice and download the "Windows XP Embedded" update.

Edited July 25, 201511 yr by 5eraph

Wow! Thanks!