Is this a REAL Microsoft update/fix???

**autumn whispers2me** · 06-12-2005, 02:50 PM

I rebooted earlier and while the desktop was loading I got a generic host process error. After that the usual windows error reporting window came up, then after THAT another window appeared telling me that there was a "fix" for this problem. The site is asking me to click on a button to "validate" that I have a genuine microsoft program or whatever. It's from microsoft.com, but there's nothing in windows update when I run that.

Is the site/page below geniune? This "fix" is supposed to be to stop the generic host process from generating errors and shutting down after an windows update or something.

Will some of you techie types please check the link and tell me if this is genuine microsoft stuff? Thanks...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

**ReFlex** · 06-12-2005, 04:21 PM

well itso n the microsoft site isnt it why wouldnt it be genuine

**Fragalot** · 06-12-2005, 07:57 PM

yes, most of the time when microsoft itself has it on its own website, it's genuine...

**autumn whispers2me** · 06-14-2005, 01:12 AM

I know they have their own website, but you just can never tell---lol. I've never had an update presented this way, and this one didn't come up when I scanned for MS updates.

All's well I guess---I installed.

Thanks, Frag.

**Fragalot** · 06-14-2005, 04:14 AM

thank reflex aswell...

he said the same thing, and he was first

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microsoft does that for quite some time i think...

**autumn whispers2me** · 06-14-2005, 05:14 AM

I thought I did.... thanks reflex!!

Oh, and in answer to your question, reflex: I've gotten bogus links to bogus microsoft pages.... there was a subdomain listed, and on first glance the main domain "looked" like microsoft. Plus I found it odd that this 'update' wasn't showing in the microsoft update list anywhere.

**Fragalot** · 06-14-2005, 05:26 AM

cool.

another reason why linux is better

lol

**autumn whispers2me** · 06-14-2005, 05:31 AM

What do you mean exactly? I don't think I want to use Linux if most of my programs wont work with it---most of what I do is write, and design images, etc. I don't run games on this laptop.

**Sean** · 06-14-2005, 08:34 AM

Autumn dont worry about Linux, its not a OS for designers.

**autumn whispers2me** · 06-14-2005, 10:13 AM

Okay---I heard it was better for programmers, gamers, and hackers. lol I'm not skilled in any of those.

Although I'd like to learn enough programming to make Flash actionscript easier to implement.