Patch tuesday March 2015

[ThrashZone]

Yea I believe I had 22 total with office 2007 about split 11 each.

 

[Max Pen]

Gonna wait till Saturday for updating, got 26 patches and going to keep watch on this topic.

 

[ThrashZone]

32 bit laptop just updated 20 no problem.

 

[Scottyboy99]

I think it'll be beneficial to get a topic going like this every month so we can all keep a look out for eachother.

 

[Seffrid]

I think it'll be beneficial to get a topic going like this every month so we can all keep a look out for eachother.

We do. It's never a formal topic but somebody usually asks the question on Patch Tuesday and everyone else contributes their own experiences. I find it very useful, along with Susan Bradley's Patch Watch at Windows Secrets, Susan being a Microsoft MVP with particular interest in updates. She posts here occasionally as well as making detailed recommendations in her Patch Watch column. Between both sites, there's a lot of useful information and advice.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I think it'll be beneficial to get a topic going like this every month so we can all keep a look out for eachother.

We do. It's never a formal topic but somebody usually asks the question on Patch Tuesday and everyone else contributes their own experiences. I find it very useful, along with Susan Bradley's Patch Watch at Windows Secrets, Susan being a Microsoft MVP with particular interest in updates. She posts here occasionally as well as making detailed recommendations in her Patch Watch column. Between both sites, there's a lot of useful information and advice.

Link?

 

[Seffrid]

I think it'll be beneficial to get a topic going like this every month so we can all keep a look out for eachother.

We do. It's never a formal topic but somebody usually asks the question on Patch Tuesday and everyone else contributes their own experiences. I find it very useful, along with Susan Bradley's Patch Watch at Windows Secrets, Susan being a Microsoft MVP with particular interest in updates. She posts here occasionally as well as making detailed recommendations in her Patch Watch column. Between both sites, there's a lot of useful information and advice.

Link?

Patch Watch Archives on Windows Secrets

To benefit from the Patch Watch column you need to register and pay the princely sum of $12 per annum. Well worth it my view, but I would stress that I am not seeking to divert people away from this site, far from it. The two sites combined give an excellent coverage of what has become a very stressful monthly exercise and I wouldn't be without either of them!

 

[Urthboundmisfit]

Huge Windows Update Cleanup this month: 17 updates, 340mb

2015-03-11 09:59:34, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB2718704~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0
2015-03-11 09:59:37, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB2847077~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.1
2015-03-11 09:59:37, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB2847311~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.2
2015-03-11 09:59:38, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB2862966~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.1
2015-03-11 09:59:39, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB2868626~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.2
2015-03-11 09:59:42, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB2926765~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.1
2015-03-11 09:59:47, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB2984976~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.3
2015-03-11 09:59:48, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3001554~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.1
2015-03-11 09:59:53, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3004394~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.0
2015-03-11 09:59:53, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3005607~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0
2015-03-11 09:59:55, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3013455~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.4
2015-03-11 09:59:56, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3023562~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.2
2015-03-11 09:59:57, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3023607~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0
2015-03-11 09:59:57, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3029944~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.1
2015-03-11 09:59:57, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3031432~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0
2015-03-11 10:00:03, Info                  CBS    Adding: Package_for_KB3035131~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.1

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

We do. It's never a formal topic but somebody usually asks the question on Patch Tuesday and everyone else contributes their own experiences. I find it very useful, along with Susan Bradley's Patch Watch at Windows Secrets, Susan being a Microsoft MVP with particular interest in updates. She posts here occasionally as well as making detailed recommendations in her Patch Watch column. Between both sites, there's a lot of useful information and advice.

Link?

Patch Watch Archives on Windows Secrets

To benefit from the Patch Watch column you need to register and pay the princely sum of $12 per annum. Well worth it my view, but I would stress that I am not seeking to divert people away from this site, far from it. The two sites combined give an excellent coverage of what has become a very stressful monthly exercise and I wouldn't be without either of them!

Thanks for the link and heads up.

So far, the problem updates haven't stressed me out any. By the time I actually download and update, any problem updates have been reported, pulled, and, often, are already fixed. Also, part of my weekly routine is to run full AV and Anti-malware scans and image my C: drives (I only keep the last eight weeks worth so they don't get out of hand) every Friday late afternoon or early evening so, since I don't download and update until Saturday, if something should go horribly wrong, I can just restore back to Friday's image.

 

[ThrashZone]

I think it'll be beneficial to get a topic going like this every month so we can all keep a look out for eachother.

Brink post one every month or even out of cycle updates
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/363755-march-10th-2015-windows-updates.html

 

[Seffrid]

I think it'll be beneficial to get a topic going like this every month so we can all keep a look out for eachother.

Brink post one every month or even out of cycle updates
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/363755-march-10th-2015-windows-updates.html

Hmm, it's posted under the News section rather than the Updates section. No wonder I missed it! My earlier comment stands, it's usual for someone to pose the question here as to how the updates are going, and people give their feedback.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

There are two threads going on this round of updates right now: this one and http://www.sevenforums.com/news/363755-march-10th-2015-windows-updates.html

 

[mxcrowe]

KB3033929 fails for me and goes into multiple reboots until it can finally unwind itself. Lots of others appear to be having problems with this SHA-2 signing patch. My system is dual boot using a grub2 bootloader, which seems to be a common theme, though some without a custom bootloader also have complained. Will have to wait for MS to fix this one for dual boot systems (if they do).

 

[daweeze02]

Help me lord!!! After last months outlook patch that caused our entire companies outlook to crash all day long it seems to be back after this months patches. Anyone else experiencing outlook crashes all day long?

 

[Seffrid]

KB3033929 fails for me and goes into multiple reboots until it can finally unwind itself. Lots of others appear to be having problems with this SHA-2 signing patch. My system is dual boot using a grub2 bootloader, which seems to be a common theme, though some without a custom bootloader also have complained. Will have to wait for MS to fix this one for dual boot systems (if they do).

The only other thing I've read about that update is that it goes with KB 3035131 which must be installed first. Did you install them separately and if so in the correct order? If installed together by Windows then they should automatically be installed in the right order.

 

[mxcrowe]

If you google KB3033929 you'll see several articles (Krebs, Infoworld, and MS's Technet) where people are reporting essentially the same thing I described. For many, the patch will not apply on dual boot systems and causes boot loops. The other patch you mentioned applied successfully (and prior to KB3033929) on my machine.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I saw an article at http://www.komando.com/happening-now/299861/urgent-update-windows-against-these-critical-bugs-now advising not to install KB3033929 until M$ issues a patch.

 

[richc46]

The problem should be resolved shortly.

 

[Swizz]

I'm about to install my Updates today. Would it be advisable to hide "KB3033929"

 

[maxseven]

I'm about to install my Updates today. Would it be advisable to hide "KB3033929"

I successfully installed these dozen updates on a couple/three computers before, but today tried another computer and the updates failed after maybe three. I'd have guessed the problem one was for IE11 KB3032359 but don't doubt it was more likely 3033929.

In any case, I'd gotten two successfully installed and then the rest failed, and did so in spectacular fashion i.e. no amount of reboots/retries worked after. I did a System Restore to the first one (of the updates), effectively starting-over, and after a number of subsequent fails and retries finally got them all installed

Then I came here to report and found this thread!

Don't hide that KB, but if you want to try the updates just de-select that one and see if you have any trouble (and report back).