Secure Me, Please > tell me about it

tell me about it

I just did a few windows updates, and now my computer keeps locking up at random times, i'm thinking of reformating my harddrive and doing a fresh install of everything. Windows updates arnt always that great.

Try running a spyware and virus scans.

reply to Megladon13
Megladon, I echo MrChris' response. All the MS errors I've seen were for one of two reasons: pre-existing system infection or corruption OR failed installation via windows update - not because the patches themselves were bad. That's not to say patch compatibility issues don't occur just that the vast majority of patch failures get blamed on the patch when in fact it was delivery method or a flaw in the system it was applied to. As a second-tier tech who managed 200 public & quasi-public systems I've responded to hundreds of patch failures.

Mostly the pros DO NOT use windows update: the offline version of the patch is downloaded to the local network and applied from there. Despite improvements to the windows update site it still is second-rate: unless you are on dial-up it's always better to use the offline packages. Before you do a rebuild (unless you are due for one anyway) you might wanna download the offlines, un-install the recent patches that destabilized your system, clean the system, then re-apply the patches from the offline source.

G'luck!

reply to DaveDude

said by DaveDude:

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On saturday and friend had a party and asked if i could look at his machine 870 spyware 44 viruses, no window updates. He called and thanked me again this morning.

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reply to jap

said by jap:

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Megladon, I echo MrChris' response. All the MS errors I've seen were for one of two reasons: pre-existing system infection or corruption OR failed installation via windows update - not because the patches themselves were bad. That's not to say patch compatibility issues don't occur just that the vast majority of patch failures get blamed on the patch when in fact it was delivery method or a flaw in the system it was applied to. As a second-tier tech who managed 200 public & quasi-public systems I've responded to hundreds of patch failures.

Mostly the pros DO NOT use windows update: the offline version of the patch is downloaded to the local network and applied from there. Despite improvements to the windows update site it still is second-rate: unless you are on dial-up it's always better to use the offline packages. Before you do a rebuild (unless you are due for one anyway) you might wanna download the offlines, un-install the recent patches that destabilized your system, clean the system, then re-apply the patches from the offline source.

G'luck!

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Easier for me to download, but whatever works!

reply to Megladon13
if your using win 2000 uninstall the patch listed here

»www.microsoft.com/technet/securi···011.mspx

it has a bunch of issues

»support.microsoft.com/default.as···s;835732

should be listed under ad/remove as KB835732
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Because Goldengamegod won't fit:p

reply to Megladon13
Ever since I did the last Windows update, my computer has been slow and yes, at times restarts itself.