Lastest Windows XP Update Causes BSOD Loop

jmke · 12th February 2010, 11:21

Consumers still using Windows XP may want to avoid the latest Microsoft security update released on Tuesday. Security blogger Brian Krebs reports that complaints are flooding the Redmond company's support forums, indicating that the update is crippling some systems with the notorious Blue Screen of Death. The systems thus falls into a reboot loop.

Early Wednesday morning an unofficial fix was posted on the support forum thread, suggesting that users boot from the Windows XP installation disk, launch the Recovery Console, and enter a chain of commands at the Repair Screen. After exiting the Recovery Console, the system should return to normal.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Mic...l#xtor=RSS-181

jmke · 12th February 2010, 12:46

FIX:

Quote:

1. Boot from your Windows XP CD or DVD and start the recovery console (see this Microsoft article for help with this step)

Once you are in the Repair Screen..

2. Type this command: CHDIR $NtUninstallKB978262$\spuninst

3. Type this command: BATCH spuninst.txt

4. Type this command: systemroot

5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 for each of the following updates provided by FindMeFollowMe:

* KB978262
* KB971468
* KB978037
* KB975713
* KB978251
* KB978706
* KB977165
* KB975560
* KB977914

6. When complete, type this command: exit

Your computer should restart and everything should be back to normal.

12th February 2010, 11:21	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Lastest Windows XP Update Causes BSOD Loop Consumers still using Windows XP may want to avoid the latest Microsoft security update released on Tuesday. Security blogger Brian Krebs reports that complaints are flooding the Redmond company's support forums, indicating that the update is crippling some systems with the notorious Blue Screen of Death. The systems thus falls into a reboot loop. Early Wednesday morning an unofficial fix was posted on the support forum thread, suggesting that users boot from the Windows XP installation disk, launch the Recovery Console, and enter a chain of commands at the Repair Screen. After exiting the Recovery Console, the system should return to normal. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Mic...l#xtor=RSS-181 __________________

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