A Microsoft update this morning crashed my Vista machine.
I was able to get it going again in safe mode and did a system restore back
to last night - well past the problem time, which was 10.45am this morning.
Unfortunately, the Vista machine remains crashed and unusable.
Not sure what to do next.
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Jump to Posthi, try safe mode,go to [add and remove] Programs in control panel and click on show updaes ,and remove the one that caused the problem if it still thre ,migh work
Jump to PostSo from Safe Mode, if you look in \Windows, are there $NtUninstallKB.... folders dated yesterday? Open them, open spuninst folder and dclick spuninst.exe.
Jump to PostWhoops, my mistake. That was for XP; they changed the system for Vista, and thus Caperjack's post details the correct and only way to remove updates. You could try repeating the updates from Safe Mode with Networking, but you would need the KB number so as to download it. AU …
Jump to PostThis one...?
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008 x86 (KB2836939)
Date last published: 6/11/2013
Download size: 5.5 MB
That bit about AU not working was a bit surplus to the post. I meant for you to grab the KB number and …
Jump to PostLessee, i click the red download button, a box pops with the options, i check one, and hit that Next button, and the dl starts. Down the BR corner.... :)
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