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Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release a new version of a
"critical" security patch for Windows to repair problems some
people had with the first version of the fix.

The updated patch will be made available on Microsoft's online updating
service, Microsoft Update, and pushed out to users via the Automatic
Updates feature in Windows, a Microsoft spokesman said in an e-mailed
statement on Friday.

Microsoft will push out the fix only to people who have already applied the
update and are experiencing problems related to Hewlett-Packard
Share-to-Web software or older Nvidia graphics drivers, the spokesman said.
"Customers who have already applied the MS06-015 update and are not
experiencing the problem need take no action," he said.

The MS06-015 patch, designed to plug a flaw in Windows Explorer, can cause
myriad problems for users of HP printers, scanners and digital cameras or
Nvidia drivers prior to version 61.94. People with Sunbelt Software's Kerio
Personal Firewall also will notice that Windows no longer works as it
should after applying the fix, Microsoft has said.

The troubles include being unable to access or save files in special
folders like "My Documents" and "My Pictures" and
unresponsive Office applications. Other issues include applications that
crash after trying to open a file, no response after typing an address into
Internet Explorer's address bar, and no effect after right-clicking on a
file and selecting "Send To," according to an article on
Microsoft's support Web site.

While designed to fix a security issue in Windows Explorer, the patch can
actually also impair that specific Windows feature. Clicking on the
"plus" sign beside a folder in the file browser may have no
effect, Microsoft said in its support article. That action should expand
the directory tree.

The Windows Explorer fix is not the only patch that can cause trouble for
users. Some people have reported problems with three out of five security
updates that Microsoft released this month. A comprehensive fix for
Internet Explorer can break some Web applications and an update for Outlook
Express can block access to the address book, among other issues.

Microsoft had recommended that people experiencing trouble with the Windows
Explorer fix manually change their Windows Registry, a core part of the
operating system that stores PC settings. Meddling with the registry can,
however, cause even more trouble, and inexperienced users probably should
not touch it.

Kerio users should configure the firewall to allow the new Microsoft file
to execute without warning, the company has said.
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