Microsoft Configuration Change Windows 2000/XP/200 870669

On Friday, July 2, 2004, Microsoft is releasing a configuration change for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003, to address recent malicious attacks against Internet Explorer, also know as Download.Ject.

Windows customers are encouraged to apply this configuration change immediately to help be protected from current Internet Explorer exploits.

How does the extended support for Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows 98 affect the release of this update for these operating systems?

Updates for these operating systems may not be available concurrently with the other updates provided as part of this bulletin, but they will be made available as soon as possible following this release. When these updates are available, you will be able to download them from the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Download Center. However, customers who feel comfortable creating these configuration changes manually can have the additional protection on their systems today by following the instructions in Knowledge Base Article 870669.