[Ham-Computers] Jave Script Damaged by installing Security/Hot Fixes, W2K

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Jeff,

In a message dated 8/7/2004 9:05:58 PM Central Daylight Time, jeffv at op.net 
writes: 
> >Control Panel.  The error reported there was a Scripting Error.  Also, the 
> Search 
> >for Files function wouldn't work.  No error, just did nothing.
> 
> have you tried reinstalling Java itself?  *might* help.
> 

My W2K CD (for the machine that's gone down twice) is a fairly early one so 
after installing the OS the first upgrade from the Microsoft site to install is 
IE6 SP1.  I'm 98% sure that the latest Java version is installed along with 
that.

> Also check the MS knowledgebase online for error messages or similar
> occurances.  It's a good resource when you're sitting there scratching
> your head - and I've done a lot of that :)
> 

I haven't done that.  Thought I'd ask here first.  The two machines that have 
failed don't have a whole lot in common other than both are running W2K.  So 
I thought it might be a recent common problem.

> Also look for anything related to Norton products.  Some installs ask
> you to disable NAV (although that would be pretty silly).  NAV will also
> go batty if you upgrade a 98 machine to W2k without uninstalling first.
> 

The Microsoft manual or semi-auto upgrades never ask for that.

I've never owned a machine with 95 or 98 on it.  Had an XP machine for a 
short time.  The hard drive died early and Gateway wouldn't install W2K on it when 
they replaced the failed hard drive.  So on the way home with it, I bought a 
retail W2K CD, booted it from the CD, repartitioned and formatted the hard 
drive, and installed W2K.

> 
> >I will mention that I re-installed IIS on one of the machines (the one 
> that's 
> 
> do you absolutely need it?  It's a security risk (not related to your
> other problem).  MS has guidelines for tightening down IIS if you have
> to use it.  I strongly suggest you check them out.
> 
> 

It's only on one of the machines.  I have a Xerox DC535 that I use to do 
scan-to-file in support of my TM business.  I run FTP services so that I don't 
have to install Xerox's Centreware software.  But the IIS installation only has 
Common Components, FTP Server and IIS Plug-in installed, not the rest of the 
stuff.

> 
> As if that wasn't enough trouble, XP SP2 is near.  I shudder to think
> what kind of problems THAT will cause.  Unfortunately I'm going to have
> to deal with it at work, where we're plagued with quite a few XP
> machines.
> 
> My W2k boxes and servers haven't had the problems you describe.
> 
> I wouldn't be me if I didn't mention that I've been problem free with
> both of my linux boxes :)  If you ever want to check it out, you can
> download a free .ISO file from knoppix.net.  It will burn a bootable cd
> that will detect your hardware and inet connection, and run in ram,
> without using your hard drive.  You can install it if you want but you
> don't have to.
> 
> 

Well, I've thought about that.  But we run some limited distribution software 
in support of our eBay business and I'm not sure I want to try to find out 
whether any of it will run under Linux.  Plus the learning curve.  And I don't 
know anything about how to network Unix equipment.  We don't have a dedicated 
server.

Robert Downs - Houston
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