On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:03:05AM -0600, Scott Granneman wrote: > ... are looking better and better all the time. > > http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/windows-patch-cripples-xp-blue-screen-users-claim-954 > > "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. > > ... > > Several users posted solutions [on a support thread], but the one laid > out by "maxyimus" was marked by a Microsoft support engineer as the > way out of the perpetual blue screens. To regain control of their PCs, > users were told to boot from their Windows XP installation disc, > launch the Recovery Console and enter a series of commands. > > Unfortunately, that left netbook users out of luck, since most of the > lightweight, inexpensive laptops lack an optical drive, and so can't > boot from an XP installation disc. "Are there any fixes for netbooks, > or am I essentially screwed for the time being?" asked "HimDen.""
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