[GJS ANNOUNCEMENT] Windows security update causes Serenji 2.x to fail

[John Murray (GJS)]

A Windows security update from Microsoft released on August 13, 2019 introduced an issue that may cause the following to stop responding:

• Applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6).
• Macros that use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
• Scripts or apps that use Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).

This has been observed to affect Serenji 2.x, displaying a messagebox reporting "Run-time error '5': Invalid procedure call or argument"

Microsoft have released a correction for some affected versions of Windows. However it is not classified as a security update, so you may need to take proactive steps to obtain and install it.

For Windows 10, consult the status page at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/ for the version you are on. Look for the known issue described above. Fixes are already available for some versions

For Windows 7 the problem was introduced by KB4512486 (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4512486) and the fix is KB4517297 (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4517297). It is available at http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4517297

John Murray
Senior Product Engineer
George James Software

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