KB918899 Microsoft Windows Update Crashes Internet Explorer
Posted on Nov 27, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips, Windows Tips |Microsoft has released a patch for a problem with their hotfix KB918899 that crashes Internet Explorer.
Microsoft descirbes the problem as “Internet Explorer unexpectedly exits when you view a Web site that uses the HTTP 1.1 protocol and compression.”
Tom on Myspace reported users not being able to see pictures, while in the corporate envoronment Javascript errors were prevalent. Common CMS management systems that heavily use Javascript required that the patch be uninstalled before it was functional.
If you have already installed the KB9118899 patch, you will need to download and install the new release from Microsoft at http://www.windowsupdate.com. This newer version was released August 22, 2006.

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