I have experienced lately some high CPU usage and some unexpected crashes .First of all....No spyware, no viruses no malwares of any kind HDD's are fine, no missing files .By searching with google I came across with this fixing:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890582
Has anyone ever heard about this? I filled up the form and after a couple of hours I received the following email form nahotfx@microsoft.com:
Hello,
The hot fix for your issue has been packaged and placed on an HTTP site for you to download.
WARNING: This fix is not publicly available through the Microsoft website as it has not gone through full Microsoft regression testing. If you would like confirmation that this fix is designed to address your specific problem, or if you would like to confirm whether there are any special compatibility or installation issues associated with this fix, you are encouraged to speak to a Support Professional in Product Support Services.
The package is password protected so be sure to enter the appropriate password for each package. To ensure the right password is provided cut and paste the password from this mail.
NOTE: Passwords expire every 7 days so download the package within that period to insure you can extract the files. If you receive two passwords it means you are receiving the fix during a password change cycle. Use the second password if you download after the indicated password change date.
The email has a link where is possible to download the fix (http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows XP/sp3/Fix157708/2600/free/227100_ENU_i386_zip.exe)
I am asking if I should proceed with this or it can cause me greater troubles?I am not hiding that I made a though that the page is a copied Microsoft web page and the fix is a malware. Any other suggestions on fixing high cpu?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890582
Has anyone ever heard about this? I filled up the form and after a couple of hours I received the following email form nahotfx@microsoft.com:
Hello,
The hot fix for your issue has been packaged and placed on an HTTP site for you to download.
WARNING: This fix is not publicly available through the Microsoft website as it has not gone through full Microsoft regression testing. If you would like confirmation that this fix is designed to address your specific problem, or if you would like to confirm whether there are any special compatibility or installation issues associated with this fix, you are encouraged to speak to a Support Professional in Product Support Services.
The package is password protected so be sure to enter the appropriate password for each package. To ensure the right password is provided cut and paste the password from this mail.
NOTE: Passwords expire every 7 days so download the package within that period to insure you can extract the files. If you receive two passwords it means you are receiving the fix during a password change cycle. Use the second password if you download after the indicated password change date.
The email has a link where is possible to download the fix (http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows XP/sp3/Fix157708/2600/free/227100_ENU_i386_zip.exe)
I am asking if I should proceed with this or it can cause me greater troubles?I am not hiding that I made a though that the page is a copied Microsoft web page and the fix is a malware. Any other suggestions on fixing high cpu?
