Re: Latest security updates from WindowsUpdate ruined my computer

*** White,

I've installed all the recent updates and both of my systems, but could not reproduce the problem here. Not sure what's causing this. But in one case, one of my fellow MVPs said that it has to do with a language pack (or sort of package) he installed. I'd be interested to hear the feedback from others affected. BTW, I saw your post in the WindowsUpdate group. Should someone needs to uninstall this fix (and if Windows does not load), Recovery Console is the way to go:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/spuninst.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Dick White" <DickWhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:66738F6B-A5E9-4146-BFAD-1DE9C78B1BC9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ramesh, thanks for the insight. You say you know of 2 other instances where
890859 causes this. Make that three - mine. And I know of about a half dozen
or more sprouting on other technical boards I participate in. What can you
tell us that Microsoft is doing about this?

*** White

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Hi Aaron,

See if uninstalling the hotfixes (via Recovery Console) helps.

How to uninstall a hotfix or Service Pack via the Recovery Console?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/spuninst.htm

I've seen two instances where KB890859 (folder name $NtUninstallKB890859$ )
causes this problem.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Aaron" <Aaron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F3DB9A62-37B2-46C6-9A4A-B5801D038881@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am a strict adherent to updating regularly through WindowsUpdate. I
>logged
> on this morning to find a little icon in my tray saying several updates
> had
> been downloaded and were ready to install. I looked at the list, saw 4
> security updates, and an update for the Microsoft Malicious Software
> Remove
> Tool (or whatever it's called), and I clicked install.
>
> I installed all the updates and asked me to reboot, as usual. But now > the
> computer won't go past the main Windows logo and the horizontal moving > bar
> thing. So I left it on that screen and went to work, came home 8 hours
> later
> and it was still on the Windows loading screen.
>
> So I reset the comptuer and went into safe mode, and rolled back to
> yesterday. No go.
>
> I then went into safe mode to uninstall thse updates from Add/Remove
> software, but when I click "Show Updates," only updates that I > installed
> up
> to March 14 are showing up, none beyond that.
>
> This is the kind of thing that really upsets me. I do EVERYTHING > Microsoft
> tells me to do to keep my computer "safe" and now I can't even USE my
> computer outside of safe mode.
>
> Short of reinstalling (AGAIN), how can I fix what these recent updates
> have
> done?



.

Loading