XP BSOD anyone?

[HJ]

Have you recently installed the latest security updates on XP? Yes, then read on, if you can get your computer to boot

 

[Bman]

MS fail!

 

[rh100]

Have you had any problems HJ? No problems here yet, luckily.

 

[HJ]

Not since I bought a new laptop with Win 7, but then I mostly use Ubuntu...

 

[fossyant]

Updated last night, all fine (I always make a restore point just in case)....

 

[Bman]

A system restore point would only help if you could boot to Safemode.

 

[beanzontoast]

Probably unconnected, but my laptop froze half way through installing that last bunch of XP updates - I had to unplug it and let the battery run flat before I could restart it (as it has no 'soft' restart switch).

 

[accountantpete]

Nope -everything fine (touch wood) with my DIY box of tricks.

 

[amnesia]

Ubuntu FTW

MS = fail

 

[Bman]

Im not effected either. Update installed, XP still bootable.

 

[fossyant]

The messed up sister in law's PC, rebuilt today, just did 63 updates and rebooted fine.......... it's been chugging all day on and off.

I know a system restore wouldn't help if it did crash, but I've had the odd update that would mess stuff up, so always do it just in case.

 

[Debian]

Probably unconnected, but my laptop froze half way through installing that last bunch of XP updates - I had to unplug it and let the battery run flat before I could restart it (as it has no 'soft' restart switch).

Just press and hold the power button for five seconds and it'll switch off.