Warning on Update - Windows 7 KB2823324

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2823324
systems fail to boot after install


Now it looks like my PC has already downloaded this as I found it listed in the event log under the windowupdateclient entries.

It's also in my installed updates log (control panel -> installed updates), which seems odd as it's requesting a restart and the install date is today. I'm thinking this is only getting installed when I reboot, which is bad.

looking in C: - windows - softwaredistrubtion - download I see the hashname folder 9245b00ecf1995cc86ce1288d9ce1d1e which appears to contain files relating to kb2823324

Going up one folder, look in the ReportingEvents.txt file and it gives the installation schedule in there too


The recommendation is to delete everything in that folder (or rename it download.old) and let update download it all again, meanwhile windows should have blocked further downloads of KB2823324 and not try to download it again (well, that's the theory).
I'm also uninstalling it from the control panel bit.

Trying it now and rebooting :eek:
 
OK, that seemed to have worked,

It recreated the \download folder which now has nothing in it
The event log shows no updates have been made.
A search under installed updates shows no KB2823324 listed.


now whether I've just avoided a blue screen, or nothing would have happenend anyway, I'll never know :o
 
This issue has had plenty of scaremongering needlessly attached to it.

The system fails to boot only in a small number or occurrences, and anyways MS have now addressed the original issue.
 
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