Microsoft pulls Windows XP update after 600,000 users lose internet connection as a result

[oLLie]

Link

Quote from Microsoft guy:

"Most systems didn't crash; they simply lost network connectivity," said Michael Surkan, a Microsoft program manager for its networking communications group. "There were hundreds of thousands of people who downloaded this, and we know of only a handful of people who had the problem."

Well, no sh!t sherlock, you didn't "know" about more people because none of them were online to yell at your dumb asses. They didn't even think to test it with popular antivirus software that I'm sure millions of people use?

 

[Lucky]

dumbasses.

 

[Zrom999]

That is why I am never in a hurry to get an update.

 

[BarneyFife]

LOL! Now those same people can't get the patch to fix their computer because they can't go online. Funny stuff.

 

[AnImuS]

This is sad. Considering the amount of resources MS has and they still can't manage to bring sometype of security and stabaility throughout their OperatingSystems...
If only apple wasnt behind in the hardware...

 

[SnapIT]

patches for patches adding new code...

I have said it before, i will say it again, newly written code based on past experiences is the best you get....

 

[Linflas]

A White House plan completed this year instructed the General Services Administration to work with the Homeland Security Department to study the effects of software patches on hundreds of computer programs. The plan said the government will share its findings with the technology industry.

LMAO this would be the same government that runs Windows 95 workstations.

 

[Shalmanese]

Uh, uninstall? Driver roll back? System restore? Its not like its the end of the world. sheesh.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Shalmanese
Uh, uninstall? Driver roll back? System restore? Its not like its the end of the world. sheesh.

Believe it or not, there are people out there that know nothing about the things you just mentioned.

 

[Tab]

Ah yes, everyone expects a company large as microsoft to be perfect! They screwed up and they a fixing it.

 

[Lucky]

Originally posted by: Tabb
Ah yes, everyone expects a company large as microsoft to be perfect! They screwed up and they a fixing it.

when you've got 43 billion dollars sitting in the closet...yeah, i do expect more of them.

 

[oLLie]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Shalmanese
Uh, uninstall? Driver roll back? System restore? Its not like its the end of the world. sheesh.

Believe it or not, there are people out there that know nothing about the things you just mentioned.

Exactly what I was going to say. Not everyone is as l33t as you. sheesh.

Originally posted by: Tabb
Ah yes, everyone expects a company large as microsoft to be perfect! They screwed up and they a fixing it.

You think it's unreasonable for them to run some freaking tests of their patches? And that at least some of those tests should include popular antivirus software that a huge number of Windows users run?

 

[Shalmanese]

If you actually go to the windows update site and manually download the software as opposed to auto-update, then you should be aware of the consequences and know about System restore.

 

[friedpie]

The STUPID and LAZY article doesn't even mention which update it is! I have been sitting on Q815021 all weekend to see if anything turned up.

Idiot journalists.