Microsoft XML Core Service Pack 2 is compatible with Win-98

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meb
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Re: Microsoft XML Core Service Pack 2 is compatible with Win

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On 11/28/2009 05:52 PM, 98 Guy wrote:
> This is KB973688 (released just last week?).
>
> Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 has been tested on Win-98
> and appears to be compatible.
>
> It includes the ANSI Resources file (msxml4a.dll).
>
> Direct download:
>
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... 88-enu.exe
>
> KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973688
>
> The .msi installer needs to be manually extracted from the .exe package.
>
> MEB will spew hot air and FUD regarding the application of this update
> to win-98. The reader is advised to ignore him.

As usual, the idiot, 98 Guy has no idea what vulnerabilities will be
installed into the operating system with this not-for-9X purported
update. NO ONE has bothered to run any testing NOR has any of the other
morons that 98 Guy seems to now think he runs with.

Avoid these updates and any advise from these idiots, now and in the
future. OR understand that NONE of any of your presently installed
protections designed for 9X will work properly with these, nor will they
provide ANY protection from any new vulnerabilities installed.

ALSO TAKE SPECIFIC NOTE: XML 4.0 has been and will be repeated used as
an attack point into your system and these updates will only work as
designed within the specific operating systems. See US CERT and other
such agencies and authorities.

PER the KB:
Consider the following scenario:

* You run an application on a computer that is running one of the
following operating systems:
o Windows XP
o Windows Server 2003
o Windows Vista
o Windows Server 2008
o Windows Server 2008 R2
o Windows 7
* The application uses Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) to
process XHTML files.
* The application generates many requests when it tries to retrieve
well known Document Type Definition (DTD) files from a World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) Web server.
* These redundant retrieval requests cause the W3C server to block
the DTD requests.

In this scenario, XHTML parsing fails.
---

This scenario ONLY occurs in these NT operating systems due to other
aspects within those system which come into play within the system
during the extended activities.

SEE ALSO:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954430/

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Re: Microsoft XML Core Service Pack 2 is compatible with Win

Post by meb »

On 11/28/2009 06:26 PM, MEB wrote:
> On 11/28/2009 05:52 PM, 98 Guy wrote:
>> This is KB973688 (released just last week?).
>>
>> Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 has been tested on Win-98
>> and appears to be compatible.
>>
>> It includes the ANSI Resources file (msxml4a.dll).
>>
>> Direct download:
>>
>> http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... 88-enu.exe
>>
>> KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973688
>>
>> The .msi installer needs to be manually extracted from the .exe package.
>>
>> MEB will spew hot air and FUD regarding the application of this update
>> to win-98. The reader is advised to ignore him.
>
> As usual, the idiot, 98 Guy has no idea what vulnerabilities will be
> installed into the operating system with this not-for-9X purported
> update. NO ONE has bothered to run any testing NOR has any of the other
> morons that 98 Guy seems to now think he runs with.
>
> Avoid these updates and any advise from these idiots, now and in the
> future. OR understand that NONE of any of your presently installed
> protections designed for 9X will work properly with these, nor will they
> provide ANY protection from any new vulnerabilities installed.
>
> ALSO TAKE SPECIFIC NOTE: XML 4.0 has been and will be repeated used as
> an attack point into your system and these updates will only work as
> designed within the specific operating systems. See US CERT and other
> such agencies and authorities.
>
> PER the KB:
> Consider the following scenario:
>
> * You run an application on a computer that is running one of the
> following operating systems:
> o Windows XP
> o Windows Server 2003
> o Windows Vista
> o Windows Server 2008
> o Windows Server 2008 R2
> o Windows 7
> * The application uses Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) to
> process XHTML files.
> * The application generates many requests when it tries to retrieve
> well known Document Type Definition (DTD) files from a World Wide Web
> Consortium (W3C) Web server.
> * These redundant retrieval requests cause the W3C server to block
> the DTD requests.
>
> In this scenario, XHTML parsing fails.
> ---
>
> This scenario ONLY occurs in these NT operating systems due to other
> aspects within those system which come into play within the system
> during the extended activities.
>
> SEE ALSO:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954430/
>

Hey, gosh golly gee, let's make this a bit more educational and see if
we can increase the general knowledge and intellect.. as if that would
actually occur...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_Schema_%28W3C%29
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_Type_Definition
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSXML
"By default, Internet Explorer version 6.0 and 7.0 use MSXML 3 to parse
XML documents loaded in a window. MSXML 3.0 SP7 is the last supported
version for Windows 9x."
...
http://www.w3.org/
...
http://www.w3.org/standards/xml/
...
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/
...
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/
...
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/2004/xhtml-faq
...
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_entities.asp
...
http://word.mvps.org/tutorials/Books/XML%20Hacks.htm
...
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/09/15/XMLHacks.html
...
http://www.xml.com/
...
http://www.webservicessummit.com/Vulnerabilities.htm
...
The November 14, 2006 warning/update - after EOL for 98
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi ... 6-071.mspx
Non-Affected Software:

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