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Have you seen the news? Microsoft is saying you should uninstall the security update for MS14-045
From the article below:
"Installation went smoothly. After rebooting everything worked fine. But when I shut down my notebook and switched it on a little later it came up with a blue screen with a Stop 0x50 in Win32k.sys. I could not even boot into safe mode as Windows failed to start no matter which mode chose," wrote a user identified as "xformer" to start a now-long thread on Microsoft's support discussion forum.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250446/Microsoft_urges_customers_to_uninstall_Blue_Screen_of_Death_update[^]
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This is a relief, my PC at home was bluescreening all weekend and I thought it was a hardware problem, I'm hoping it was this!
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Sorry you were having the problem, but hope this resolves it for you.
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So if you check the link that gives more information about the bad update (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-045.aspx[^] ) then you will see that the KB number is:
2984615
That is the number that is displayed in your View Update History so why M$ refers to it as this other number I have no idea. Well, it's because they like to create confusion, of course.
Also, when you try to determine if that KB is installed on your computer, you will have a hard time, because you can't easily -- or maybe at all -- sort by those values.
Way to go, Microsoft.
Here's the quick path to how to get to a place which displays installed updates:
Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\View update history
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fwiw - I used Nirsoft Sysexporter, pointed it to the listbox that shows the updates, dumped all the info to a text file, then simply did a search for 2984615
.. may help someone else speed up the process 
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Why not just use the Search box in Explorer?
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d'oh that would imply that I remembered/realised that the patches were 'files' named with the relevant ID in the filename
thanks for that 
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Upgrade to Windows 8.1 and your problem is solved. 
Unless, of course, you are one of those who insists on running an old version of the operating system and then complaining when something goes wrong. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
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JimmyRopes
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Bumpersticker, "My other OS is UBUNTU!"
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Then why do you even run Windows if you like UBUNTU so much?
Oh wait, it doesn't support some of the things for which you need a computer. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Just Microsoft-based dev. That is all. Everything else I want in a computer is on Ubuntu.
When M$ OS finally fails and the company goes out of business then I won't have to worry about it at all.
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newton.saber wrote: Just Microsoft-based dev.
Why is that not a surprise. When UBUNTU takes over the enterprise market -- maybe not in your lifetime -- you will not need to deal with Windows any more.
newton.saber wrote: When M$ OS finally fails and the company goes out of business then I won't have to worry about it at all.
Maybe not in your lifetime. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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And, actually, I really wouldn't want that. I don't think. I guess.
I mean I've been developing software for Microsoft since Win 3.0.
There was a period of time when Windows owned the OS market and things were easier, really.
Now users can be picky and software has to run on a gazillion different platforms.
Save us from it all, web apps.
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I don't see where the problem is.
This is Blue Screen of Death update. So naturally this means more BSOD than normally. M$ users always get more than they payed for 
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Argonia wrote: M$ users always get more than they payed for
It is an unadvertised feature.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Argonia wrote: more BSOD than normally. M$ users always get more than they payed for
Right on! Way to turn a frown, upside down 
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As a perpetual patchday slacker I haven't installed last weeks updates yet at home. Does anyone know if MS has yanked this from the default available patch list?
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I was lazy also and hadn't updated until late last evening. I believe M$ did pull it, because I didn't see any problem. But I heard this story on the way to work this morning and am very interested in checking my laptop to see.
Also, I updated my Win 7 64 bit VM at work on friday and don't see the patch in there.
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I patched on Sunday morning. Just checked and its not there - I'm assuming they pulled it.
A little research hints that they pulled it on Friday, Aug 15th.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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I'm always criticized for this, but my god, why do you think I turn off Windows Update the minute I configure a new computer?
Marc
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I don't know why you are criticized for it. I am the same way. I set up the Updates to notify me and that is all.
Let me know so I can pick when to download and which ones to install.
I loathe the automatic setting of downloading and installing. Even just the download would often kick off and make the computer entirely unusable.
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Hmm... Noticed the little system tray icon this morning that means "I just downloaded another hit of upgrades from uSoft... Wanna shoot up?"
Glad I didn't fill up the syringe yet...
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I've always been an early patcher, and this month is no exception.
I have it installed on maybe 20 machines (physical or virtual), and not a BSOD in sight.
(of course having said that I've now just jinxed myself...)
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Try turning the machines off and then back on.
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lol
Thing is, all my machines had to be rebooted after installing the patches. I think I'm good.
(again, I probably just jinxed myself)
modified 18-Aug-14 22:09pm.
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