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Are the Microsoft patches giving you trouble this month? Maybe your peers can help - describe the problems you are having.
I can't believe I've wasted almost a full day on trying to complete yesterdays (Nov 11) Windows 8 patches and I can see from a search for a solution that I am not the only one. It's not muchmore than a week since I upgraded to Windows 8 with a clean install on Drive C. The problem started when I selected all the patches offered, only to get failure, failure, failure. I then tried one at a time, which eventually worked - with a number of disk errors reported during the process - except for KB2770917, despite several attempts. I then download the package (8 stand-alone files) and laboriously installed all of them, each requiring a restart, saving KB2770917 for last, which failed again.
What is going on? It feels like Microsoft has just thrown a bunch of fix-it's at us rather than have released them in sequence. I certainly didn't expect a problem like this so early for a new operating system and I have had to give up on for it for now rather than waste another day. Currently it is asking me to again install the uninstallable KB2770917.
Any ideas - when I have time to try again? And how much of a risk is it to ignore?
What is going on? It feels like Microsoft has just thrown a bunch of fix-it's at us rather than have released them in sequence. I certainly didn't expect a problem like this so early for a new operating system and I have had to give up on for it for now rather than waste another day. Currently it is asking me to again install the uninstallable KB2770917.
Any ideas - when I have time to try again? And how much of a risk is it to ignore?
Since the November Patch Tuesday, my Terminal Services users on my Server 2003 servers have had to add commonly accessed websites to access/open PDF documents, open web email, etc. I am using IE 7 on these Servers Which Patch is doing this and how do i fix. currently i am Adding the websites to the Trusted Sites list but this is tedious and hit and miss since i need to do it for each user individually and no two users seem to access the same sites....GRR! ARGH!
I was two months behind on WIN7 (A lot further on my XP but I am out of ROOM on HD for that laptop), installed 34 updates and all appears to be working fine. I just brought up a client's WIN8 machine, I worry about it after reading previous post.
Until now I've been very impressed with Windows 8 - having graduated all the way from Windows '98 (with a Mac in-between). It's faster (7 took a minute or so to get online, with 8 it's instant) and seems to offer more. But this bungled update is very disappointing and likely to put people off:
http://www.myce.com/news/users-report-problems-with-important-windows-8-update-64819/
Leaving many of us with what Microsoft calls a 'vulnerable' operating system. Hopefully they will fix it soon and do further testing before releasing the next shock to our systems.
http://www.myce.com/news/users-report-problems-with-important-windows-8-update-64819/
Leaving many of us with what Microsoft calls a 'vulnerable' operating system. Hopefully they will fix it soon and do further testing before releasing the next shock to our systems.
this problem at all in Zorin OS Linux.
Some readers are reporting problems installing cumulative update 2770917. Some have reported that they've been able to install the update after disabling their antivirus problem. I will post here when an official solution is announced.
I've heard from several readers who finally were able to get 2770917 installed by first disabling all background processes.
Installed 7 updates for Nov. 2012 patches on Windows 2003 Server, now there are errors in the Application Log every few seconds:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ODBC ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Error in d:\nt\enduser\databaseaccess\src\mdac\odbc\core\dm\perf.c(884), The system cannot find the file specified. : Failed to open file mapping.
Database access is OK, but the messages are annoying. The server has the latest MDAC 2.8 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 SP2.
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ODBC ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Error in d:\nt\enduser\databaseaccess\src\mdac\odbc\core\dm\perf.c(884), The system cannot find the file specified. : Failed to open file mapping.
Database access is OK, but the messages are annoying. The server has the latest MDAC 2.8 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 SP2.
Unfortunately there is not much that can be done about the KB2770917 error. Microsoft has not yet replied or responded to any requests and hopefully are working on a solution.
The problem appears to be with AMD machines. Just hide the update (as it is not security related) and wait until Microsoft release a compatible and working update.
Deactivating 3rd party applications may not work for everyone. Be careful when doing this.
The problem appears to be with AMD machines. Just hide the update (as it is not security related) and wait until Microsoft release a compatible and working update.
Deactivating 3rd party applications may not work for everyone. Be careful when doing this.
Win 7 Professional x86.
KB2685813 was listed in the recomended updates but after the restart the actual installed hotfix was listed as KB2685811.
Cannot report any problems with the computer so far, it actually appears to run much faster (for now).
What made me scratch my head (and at the same time I thought was strange) is the fact that there is no manual download available at any of the MS sites for these two - appearing to be related - updates. I have a Win 7 Ultimate x64 at home and wanted to manually download the updates on a USB here at the office, but couldn't get to a download link / site.
EDIT:
Sink head in shame. As it often happens in life, as soon as one presses the "post" or "send" button, the obvious (correct) solution appears out of thin air. I managed to download both files via the Windows Update Catalog.
However, the KB number swap after the install / restart is still mind-boggling.
KB2685813 was listed in the recomended updates but after the restart the actual installed hotfix was listed as KB2685811.
Cannot report any problems with the computer so far, it actually appears to run much faster (for now).
What made me scratch my head (and at the same time I thought was strange) is the fact that there is no manual download available at any of the MS sites for these two - appearing to be related - updates. I have a Win 7 Ultimate x64 at home and wanted to manually download the updates on a USB here at the office, but couldn't get to a download link / site.
EDIT:
Sink head in shame. As it often happens in life, as soon as one presses the "post" or "send" button, the obvious (correct) solution appears out of thin air. I managed to download both files via the Windows Update Catalog.
However, the KB number swap after the install / restart is still mind-boggling.
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