Microsoft: Black Screen Of Death due to patches? Umm NO

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Microsoft: Black Screen Of Death due to patches? Umm NO

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Microsoft: Black Screen Of Death due to patches? Umm NO

« Posted: December 02, 2009, 11:25:47 AM »

Microsoft: Black Screen Of Death due to patches? Umm NO

Yesterday, Neowin reported on an issue affecting a limited amount of users and dubbed the "Black Screen Of Death". Originally, at least according to Prevx, the "Black Screen Of Death" could affect "millions". Prevx, a little known software company from the UK, claimed that Microsoft's recent patches (KB915597 and KB976098) were at fault in triggering a dumb session of Windows after login. The symptoms resulted in post logon having no desktop, task bar, system tray or side bar. Instead you are left with a totally black screen and a single My Computer Explorer window. Initially Neowin commenters were doubtful, and rightly so. "Who the hell are Prevx?" asked one and "the story just seems odd to me" another. Read full story...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/gfdZky7Ocps/microsoft-black-screen-of-death-due-to-patches-umm-no


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