Latest Windows Xp Updates Problems

Dopey_Dora_42

Ive got a problem after downloading the updates but I am getting help on another thread to remove them but I have come up with a problem. I am in recovery console and it is asking me Which windows installation would you like to log onto? I dont know what to put before I start the process that was linked to me.
can anyone here help please?

Dopey_Dora_42

BTW my copy was originally illegal but I bought a licence from microsoft to make it legal a couple of years ago.

inspace

Happens everytime a new operating system comes out - after a month or two all the Pcs start playing up on the older OS - Mysterious.

Gavin57

I downloaded updates yesterday and have not had any problems.

Wherryman

anewhope wrote: »

It would probably be more helpful if (as mentioned in the article you've linked too) you singled out security update kb977165 as the update which has been causing the issue that is being reported (in a rather sloppy manner).

From the quoted article :- "Several users tentatively identified the MS10-015 update as the one which triggered the BSOD, and claimed that uninstalling that security fix -- which was labeled as KB977165 -- returned their PC to working condition".

The security fix KB977165 has not yet been confirmed as the definite cause.

Personally all the updates except KB977165 have now been installed to my desktop PC and everything is fine, I will leave updating my laptop for a few more days, perhaps untill there is more information about.

You are correct anewhope it is important to install updates promptly but having been caught out before I now tend to postpone installing updates for a few days just to see if any probems become apparent.

Bikertov

Interesting - I have had no end of BSOD's over the last few days, and thought it was my 2 year old Dell going to pieces ...

A few times the Blue Screen spoke of a driver problem that appeared to be related to the Realtek HD audio, so i tried to deinstall that. I also then had problems with Nokia OVI Music - it just gave up working and crashed every time.

Ended up removing OVI, removing and re-installing the Realtek driver last night and it all seems to be a bit more stable now.

Wherryman

Just been confirmed by Microsoft that the KB977165 patch could be the cause of a "blue screen issue".

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/73cea559-ebbd-4274-96bc-e292b69f2fd1

flossy_splodge

Is this def only a problem if using Xp?
Am on Vista on laptop and W2000 on my PC so am I safe please?:o

Wherryman

flossy_splodge wrote: »

Is this def only a problem if using Xp?

"One of Microsoft’s “Patch Tuesday” security fixes is triggering a widespread “Blue Screen of Death” problem. The cause is not the update itself, but an existing infection. So far, reports suggest that this problem affects Windows XP and Windows Vista."

"If you are running Windows and have not yet applied this update, make sure you scan your computer thoroughly for infections before applying this update."

More reading here:-
https://patrickwbarnes.com/blog/2010/02/microsoft-update-kb977165-triggering-widespread-bsod/

[Deleted User]

Microsoft have confirmed that this issue has been caused by presence of malware.