It Happened to Me and It Could Happen to You


	It Happened to Me and It Could Happen to You

bookchick49

7-10-2008 10:19 PM

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dns, technology, microsoft, security, blunders

bookchick49 says:

there are 3 work arounds as noted in the last 3 sentences clipped. You'll have to visit the article to get the full details of each of the 3 workarounds. I opted for "uninstall the hotfix" until they get it right.

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