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MS11-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer: August 9, 2011

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The update that this article describes has been replaced by a newer update. To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current update, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspxhttp://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS11-057. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:

How to obtain help and support for this security update


Help installing updates:
Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals:
TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware:
Virus Solution and Security Center

Local support according to your country:
International Support

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More Information

Non-security-related fixes that are included in this security update

General distribution release (GDR) fixes

Individual updates may not be installed, depending on your version of Windows and the version of the affected application. Please view the individual articles to determine your update status.
Article numberArticle title
2591085 The Internet Explorer 9 option "Ignore colors specified on webpages" does not remove background images on webpages
2589908 Internet Explorer takes a long time to open a message in Outlook Web App
2589171 The Save As dialog box disappears and the file is not saved when you try to download a file in Internet Explorer 9 to a network share on which you have Change permissions
2529406 Pictures on a webpage are only partly displayed in Internet Explorer 8 when both IPv4 native sites and IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack sites exist in the network
2510901 Internet Explorer 8 may stop responding when you browse some webpages in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Hotfixes

Security update 2559049 packages for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003 include Internet Explorer hotfix files and general distribution release (GDR) files. If no existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix environment, security update 2559049 installs the GDR files.

Hotfixes are intended to correct only the problems that are described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are associated with the hotfixes. Apply hotfixes only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems.

These hotfixes may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains these hotfixes. For more information about how to install the hotfixes that are included in security update 2559049, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
897225 How to install hotfixes that are included in cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer

NoteIn addition to installing hotfix files, review the Microsoft Knowledge Base article that is associated with the specific hotfix that you have to install to determine the registry modification that is required to enable that specific hotfix.

For more information about how to determine whether your existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix or from the GDR environment, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824994
Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 software update packages

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FILE INFORMATION

For a list of files that are provided within these packages, click the following link:


File attributes tables for security update 2559049.csv

How to determine whether you are running a 32-bit or a 64-bit edition of Windows

If you are not sure which version of Windows you are running or whether your version is a 32-bit or a 64-bit version, you should open System Information (Msinfo32.exe) and then review the value that is listed for System Type. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run, or click Start Search.
  2. Type msinfo32.exe and then press Enter.
  3. In System Information, review the value for System Type.
    • For 32-bit editions of Windows, the System Type value is x86-based PC.
    • For 64-bit editions of Windows, the System Type value is x64-based PC.
For more information about how to determine whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit edition of Windows, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
827218 How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system

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Article Info
Article ID : 2559049
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 5/8/2012
Exists online : False
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