Windows Registry News Dec 1 2009

Patches Cause Windows 'Black Screen of Death'

Microsoft confirms that November's security updates triggered a black screen on some Windows users' PCs.

PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/183384/patches_cause_windows_black_screen_of_death.html?tk=rss_news

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Microsoft investigating B(lack)SODs after Windows patches

Last week, a number of Windows users started complaining their computers were locking up and displaying a Black Screen of Death (BSOD, not to be confused with Blue Screen of Death, which is usually due to hardware or driver failure) after the last Microsoft Patch Tuesday on November 10, 2009. We contacted Microsoft but the software giant isn't yet ready to confirm (or deny) the reported issue ...

Ars Technica:

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/11/microsoft-investigating-bsods-after-latest-patchtuesday.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss 

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Microsoft investigates Windows 'black screen of death'

Computerworld - Microsoft today confirmed that it is looking into reports that November's security updates have triggered a black screen on some Windows users' PCs. "Microsoft is investigating reports...

MalaysiaNews.net:

 http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=30117585&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc

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