Re: Microsoft releases critical fix that breaks their own software!

[Gavin Hanover <netmunky () shell elixor net>]

In Media Player: View -> Options -> Advanced tab
change the HTTP settings to No proxy, or configure your appropriate proxy
settings

Gavin

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> What classic MS, their newest critical alert dealing with the Gopher Root
> Vulnerability discussed on Security Focus last week
> [http://online.securityfocus.com/news/464] seems to break windows media
> player.
>
> Is there any validity to this- and, does their fix work?
>
> More info on the microsoft critical alert:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
> bulletin/MS02-027.asp
> More info on the breakage: http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html
>
> -masqitz