Computerworld – Tuesday’s security updates from Microsoft have crippled Windows XP PCs with the notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), users have reported on the company’s support forum.
Complaints began early yesterday, and gained momentum throughout the day.
“I updated 11 Windows XP updates today and restarted my PC like it asked me to,” said a user identified as “tansenroy” who kicked off a growing support thread. “From then on, Windows cannot restart again! It is stopping at the blue screen with the following message: ‘A problem has been detected and Windows has been shutdown to prevent damage to your computer.'”
via Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim.
This happened to me. I was able to get my computer running again by using a restore point from the previous day. Hey microsoft: you fucked up here guys, you kept me from star trek online and cheap porn for over an hour while I kinda freaked out that my brand new computer was somehow totally fucked.
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only wtf. I’m using win7: home.
I had it happen on the one puter, except mine was saying page caching something or other error. Took hours to do a checkdisk.
XP was perfection. Why patch perfection.
Also, what the fuck. I just got a new laptop less than a week ago. It’s brand spanking new. I switch it on this morning – “Windows cannot start”
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT
THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO MY ANCIENT PIECE OF SHIT XP-RUNNING LAPTOP
Maybe you should install Windows from scatch:
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