Windows 7 users urged to uninstall broken update that wreaks havoc on

I went back to a system image I made ~ a week ago and accepted the current updates. I thought this was simpler and safer. Seems to be ok now.

I am 400 miles from my main computer and like an idiot I used TeamViewer to run WU remotely. On reboot I have no taskbar, no desktop icons, no start button and maybe more. (Hard to be sure when you can't get around the machine normally and are afraid to do another remote reboot.) I tried the patch but it gives no indication that it even runs. I also managed to run System Restore but it made no difference. My most recent image was from five days ago but I don't want to lose the important emails I have received since then.

I managed to pull up Task Manager and got Windows Explorer running and am using my Start Menu from there. At least I managed to get my email client (Thunderbird) running and can keep up. I came down here (Virginia) for some job interviews and need to have my stuff. I am copying my Thunderbird Profile as I type this and am hoping to get everything configured locally here on my laptop. Needless to say, I will be watching this thread for updates.

That is why I don't update on day 1.

profdlp said:

I am 400 miles from my main computer and like an idiot I used TeamViewer to run WU remotely. On reboot I have no taskbar, no desktop icons, no start button and maybe more. (Hard to be sure when you can't get around the machine normally and are afraid to do another remote reboot.) I tried the patch but it gives no indication that it even runs. I also managed to run System Restore but it made no difference. My most recent image was from five days ago but I don't want to lose the important emails I have received since then.

I managed to pull up Task Manager and got Windows Explorer running and am using my Start Menu from there. At least I managed to get my email client (Thunderbird) running and can keep up. I came down here (Virginia) for some job interviews and need to have my stuff. I am copying my Thunderbird Profile as I type this and am hoping to get everything configured locally here on my laptop. Needless to say, I will be watching this thread for updates.

Just some info that you might find interesting:

When I roll back my system to a previous system image backup and need to keep recently created files or documents (System Restore is kept disabled on my machine) - what I do is copy the important directories to a folder on another partition. That's usually Desktop contents, Documents and so on. Thunderbird profile too if needed. Then having rolled back my system I use:

TSR Copy Changed Files

It will copy any files from the folder that I created on the non windows partition back to where they should be so nothing gets lost.

Lebon14 said:

That is why I don't update on day 1.

Yeah, it's gotten to the point that I wait about 2 days to see if any problems pop up with any updates. I used to wait a day, but now it looks like it would be wise to wait even longer then 2 days.

That & I also make a system image before I update.

What's up with MS lately? This is what, the 3rd month in a row where updates caused problems?

Borg 386 said:

Lebon14 said:

That is why I don't update on day 1.

Yeah, it's gotten to the point that I wait about 2 days to see if any problems pop up with any updates. I used to wait a day, but now it looks like it would be wise to wait even longer then 2 days.

That & I also make a system image before I update.

What's up with MS lately? This is what, the 3rd month in a row where updates caused problems?

Gotta get people on windows 8 or 10 somehow

By The Way...

Microsoft Silverlight have received another update today from W.U with a new version 5.1.31211.0 against the December 09 "Patch Tuesday" one. It Had replaced previous update, so it was not just a simple security fix of it.