ADODB.Connection failing after installing server updates

[frumpus]

I'm running a webserver with Windows 2003 Server R2, SP 1 with IIS 6.0

I have a few ASP pages that connect to databases using the following code:

Set oracledb = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
oracledb.Open "DSN=prod_db","username","password"

This has always worked fine until now. On 7/17, seven windows updates were installed and ever since, the 'oracledb.open' line has failed with this error.

ADODB.Connection error '800a0046' 

Permission denied 

confirmID.asp, line 84

I read up on each of the updates and the most likely culprit seemed to be KB933854 which affects webservers running asp.net and has a known issue involving sql server 2005 integration services. not exactly my issue but in the ballpark. I uninstalled this update, but still have the connection problem.

the other 6 seemingly unrelated updates are:

KB926122 affecting active directory and domain controller issues (this machine is strictly a webserver)

KB935839 win32 API update with no known issues

KB936357 intel CPU update

KB927891 which is a 'windows update' update

KB933566 cumulative IE update

KB935840 browser related update affecting SSL/TLS

Can anyone tell me what is causing this problem? Is there a way around it other than removing critical security updates? I am at a loss.

 

[frumpus]

UPDATE

I have now gone ahead and uninstalled the other 6 updates and my problem remains. Those updates were the only changes from when this was working last however so now I'm stumped.

 

[frumpus]

FINAL UPDATE

We just nuked the webserver and restored the site. Now everything is fine.