Windows Patch Leaves Many XP Users With Blue Screens

slashdot ^ | 02/11/2010 | Slashdot

[SevenofNine]

OH MAN that funny ROFL

That doesn’t get old

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“ya, but my comp was preloaded. hence i have no xp disk. what should i do besides kill myself?”

When my XP PC (the same one!) went belly up a couple years ago, I too had no recovery disk. I simply bought one on the internet. I specified the exact model (HP Pavillion 530, I think) searched for a recovery disk and found a set for a reasonable price. I recovered not only my OS, but all my files.

Wish you similar success!

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[zeugma]

I update every time windows has an up date available and have no problems. How come some do and some don’t.

I honestly cannot say, other than to say you're fairly lucky from what I understand. I think it largely depends upon what hardware, software, and drivers you use. Some folks have no end of trouble, and others find things to be fairly trouble-free.