Microsoft patch may prevent computers from booting
Chicago (IL) - According to an article of German online magazine heise online, the recently published Microsoft patch 835732 can cause annoying problems : Readers of the magazine reported issues as severe as PCs failing to boot.
You might want to think twice about installing the 835732 patch, which was described in Microsoft’s security bulletin MS04-011 . Raders of heise online complained about 100 percent CPU usage after installating the patch and rebooting the PC as well as complete failures to reboot Windows NT and Windows 2000 systems. SecurityFocus lists similar information.
Microsoft has not yet responded to the issues reported. A solution currently is only to deinstall the patch, which will leave your PC wide open with 14 security holes. Users at Tek-Tips have listed a simple guide how to remove the patch.
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