"We received couple of calls that users are not able to dial up after applying MS06-025 (KB911280).
I verified this on a test machine and it looks like it breaks dial up.
We have some scripts that need to be run in order to authenticate the user properly after the dial up connection is established.
It looks like the patch prevents scripts from running at all. Even when I turned on the terminal window (in interactive logon and scripting) I can't log in manually at all. After the connection is established I can see the Username prompt in the terminal window but I can't enter any data.
Uninstalling the patch fixes this."
Above message is on a support site that monitors hacking activity and patch related issues.
M$ have done it again, the latest patch cycle has the potential to break your machine and if you're on dial up, you won't be able to get back in to find out how to fix it.
That said, the patches this month are close on 20Mbyte, so getting them on dial up is not going to be a short exercise. Oh for the days when the entire OS was 3 floppy discs and could be relied to work for months without hassles!!!!!
You have been warned
