- Joined
- Feb 18, 2002
Still have that slow old computer with Windows 98/Me installed that you didn't get rid of?
Windows 98/Me update installs KB891711.exe and KB918547.exe patches that are run *every time* Windows 98/Me boots.
They slow the system down significantly and result in frequent errors saying "There is not enough memory to run this porgram..." or "Insufficient memory to run this application; close one or more Windows applications and try again."
Start Menu > Run... > msconfig
to disable them from running at startup.
KB891711.exe addresses a "Vulnerability in cursor and icon format handling could allow remote code execution" and KB918547.exe addresses a "Vulnerability in the Graphics Rendering Engine could allow remote code execution".
The protection may not be worth it if the system slows down significantly with frequent "Insufficient memory" errors that have nothing to do with the amount of available RAM or other resources but are a direct side effect of these patches. Using Windows search may also slow down the system to the point of being unusable if these two .exe files are run at startup.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891711
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;918547
I have a dual boot Windows XP Professional / Windows Millennium and have finally discovered and confirmed the source of * Insufficient memory * and Windows Search slow down problems on Windows Me.
Hope this helps someone in the future doing a thread title search
Windows 98/Me update installs KB891711.exe and KB918547.exe patches that are run *every time* Windows 98/Me boots.
They slow the system down significantly and result in frequent errors saying "There is not enough memory to run this porgram..." or "Insufficient memory to run this application; close one or more Windows applications and try again."
Start Menu > Run... > msconfig
to disable them from running at startup.
KB891711.exe addresses a "Vulnerability in cursor and icon format handling could allow remote code execution" and KB918547.exe addresses a "Vulnerability in the Graphics Rendering Engine could allow remote code execution".
The protection may not be worth it if the system slows down significantly with frequent "Insufficient memory" errors that have nothing to do with the amount of available RAM or other resources but are a direct side effect of these patches. Using Windows search may also slow down the system to the point of being unusable if these two .exe files are run at startup.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891711
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;918547
I have a dual boot Windows XP Professional / Windows Millennium and have finally discovered and confirmed the source of * Insufficient memory * and Windows Search slow down problems on Windows Me.
Hope this helps someone in the future doing a thread title search
Last edited:
