Latest Windows Updates Botched (August 2013)

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http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsof...ows-patches-in-latest-automatic-update-224988

Just to inform you that MS has released information about botched updates for August 2013.

I had done updates on my Windows 7 x64 machine, and when I restarted I got errors for:

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 for x64-based Systems (KB2862772)

which would not install AND this one in particular...

Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2859537)

which caused errors on starting up programs. I had no system restore points to restore to :(

But I read that if you uninstall the KB2859537 update and then restart, then all should be okay. And thank god it was.

Just a heads up for those of you who will update...
 
From the last lot.... can't remember when but it's one of the reasons I turned off automatic installs. Check for updates only. Another thing thats hard to trust.
 
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I set mine to notify me and then I (in a pedantic manner) Google each and every kb update number to check if there have been any issues reported before going ahead to install any. ;)
 
Draeger said:
I set mine to notify me and then I (in a pedantic manner) Google each and every kb update number to check if there have been any issues reported before going ahead to install any. ;)
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Wow, for all the times that there is a *minor* issue with WU?
 
d_brennen said:
Wow, for all the times that there is a *minor* issue with WU?
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Yep, or you could blindly hash on and install every WU without fail that MS throws your way I suppose if that floats yer boat. Depends on how much you value the smooth running of your system and whether you are comfortable with having the latest versions of certain programs like IE immediately installed I suppose.
 
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Draeger said:
Yep, or you could blindly hash on and install every WU without fail that MS throws your way I suppose if that floats yer boat. Depends on how much you value the smooth running of your system and whether you are comfortable with having the latest versions of certain programs like IE immediately installed I suppose.
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I've been doing that for the last ..... 12 years (since XP), and I can't actually remember ever having a real issue.

In the corporate world it's wise to obviously test these things first before rolling them out to 500 machines though.
 
Meh, weekly image to NAS and and incremental file back ups to cloud storage. I really do not have the time to worry about each update tbh. Have several W7 machines at home since 2009 with 0 issues related to WU
 
That's the thing though - Each to his own/your mileage may very etc. I've had a couple of issues with WU in the past as far as apparently innocuous updates go so I'm a little more careful now. And remember - there's a first time for everything!!. :)

Also, I don't want the latest version of IE dumped on the main desktop machine I use for web development which is a fairly substantial consideration for me in that field. ;)
 
Draeger said:
That's the thing though - Each to his own/your mileage may very etc. I've had a couple of issues with WU in the past as far as apparently innocuous updates go so I'm a little more careful now. And remember - there's a first time for everything!!. :)
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This is true, and when/if it ever happens to me, I may reconsider, but even 1 or 2 problems out of 140 patch days is pretty good going.

As someone else just mentioned, regular backups are your friend ;)
 
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