Re: Multiple issues (Server & Desktop) since last Windows Updates

Hi Mark,
Mark F (UAMS) wrote:

Early yesterday morning, I installed the following Windows Updates
and I am still fighting problems since the reboot after the updates.
RE: WIndows Updates
KB893756
KB896727
KB899587
KB899588
KB899591

One Windows Server 2003 Standard SP1 machine, it took 1.5 hours to
get pass the "Applying computer settings..." window to the logon
dialog window.
this kind of slowdown I have for Applying network configuration already since SP1 on our main Domain controller, which is also DNS server for itself and the domain. (Taking "only" 15 minutes, but to much in my eyes for a critical domain controller and file server, if it was going down unplanned.) The applying computer settings is a bit faster, but not that critical since the users can get access in this time.

From there, it took an additional 45 minutes before
all of my profile was loaded into the GUI. Fortunately, during this
time all users were able to connect to the server and the server is
NOT an application server (only used as a file server.

I have another two Windows Server 2003 Standard servers that I
service 52 network printers. After the above updates were applied, I
have a couple of desktop computer that couldn't print to any of the
Lexmark printers (E330n and E332n) printer, nor could anyone add
these printers to their printer collection.

I also have a Windows Server 2003 SP1 server with Veritas BENT 10.0
backup software that have multiple backup job errors from last
night's backups (AFTER I UNINSTALLED THE UPDATES AND REBOOTED) and I
also had to reformat one of my SDLT tapes.

Even after uninstalling ALL the latest Windows Updates on one of the
servers that maintains printers, I still have problems installing the
above network printers (tried on WinXP Pro and Win2K Pro with the
same results (no printer driver was installed & when I try printing
to the printer I get a "printer error". This is true on ONLY THE
LEXMARK PRINTERS). I have tried using Lexmark's latest Windows
Certified (digitally signed) drivers with the same results.

May be a file has been swapped out or a registry setting altered, where these things are depending on.
Any hints in the event log?

My question is this, "What in Sam's Hill is going on!" I have used
Windows server products since NT 4.0 Server in 1996 and I have never
encountered this severe a problem with installing Updates.

Bugfixes for the urgent security matters are not tested as intensive as a Service Pack. (And even Service Packs from time to time are ending in a Bluescreen at reboot.) So it is more likely, that in certain configurations something bad can happen, like interaction with a 3rd party driver or software like in your case.
Microsoft already got reports on issues with these patches and is investigating. More I can't tell for now.
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf 

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