Some Windows users reported on Thursday that they were getting the "blue screen of death" on their computers when they installed Microsoft's latest security updates released two days earlier.
Most of the people complaining on a Windows forum said they had the problem on Windows XP, but one person also reported problems on Windows 7.
Users posted a fix on the site that they said seemed to work, but that didn't necessarily quell the anger.
"Where at Microsoft do I send my invoice for hours spent fixing this BS?" one person wrote on Thursday.
The problem appears to be with one specific update, which addresses a vulnerability in the 32-bit Windows kernel that could allow elevation of privilege that was disclosed last month.
The fix requires users to have an install CD, but not all computer manufacturers ship systems with a disc for re-installing the operating system, according to the Krebs on Security blog, which first reported the problems on Wednesday.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10452064-245.html
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Most of the people complaining on a Windows forum said they had the problem on Windows XP, but one person also reported problems on Windows 7.
Users posted a fix on the site that they said seemed to work, but that didn't necessarily quell the anger.
"Where at Microsoft do I send my invoice for hours spent fixing this BS?" one person wrote on Thursday.
The problem appears to be with one specific update, which addresses a vulnerability in the 32-bit Windows kernel that could allow elevation of privilege that was disclosed last month.
The fix requires users to have an install CD, but not all computer manufacturers ship systems with a disc for re-installing the operating system, according to the Krebs on Security blog, which first reported the problems on Wednesday.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10452064-245.html
