I don't know if this is a virus or just another Microsoft bug.
Yeserday I received a notice from Microsoft that the next round of
"security" updates was available from the Microsoft updates site for W2K.
Later, I connected to the Microsoft update site and downloaded 5 "critical"
updates for Explorer and Outlook Express. I then followed the required
system restart procedure and my system went into glacier mode (the CPU
appeared to execute about 1 instruction per second. For the restart process
to reach the normal windows desktop took over an hour.
To make a very long story very short, I eventually had to go back to my last
backup set (fortunately not too old) and completely restore the system.
So, beware the Microsoft update site until further information about this
disasterolus problem becomes known. Perhaps someone here can pass this
information on to a Microsoft users list with wider distribution.
Good luck to all (and when _was_ your last backup???), Bob Smith
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