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| | Very strange Vista behaviour after 9th Jan '08 Vista update I'm running Vista home basic on a Toshiba L40 laptop, brand new laptop with new Vista install, I've just run the automatic update tonight (9th Jan) which installed the following updates; KB905866 KB941644 KB890830 KB943302 KB943899 KB943411 MS Office '07 Service Pack (SP1) As well as some Intel updates for the integral wireless cards. As soon as the updates were installed my display started flashing rather sporadically, it then changed resolution and between all that I got flashes of what can only be described as black "smiley skulls", it happened twice and it seemed Vista was having difficulty automatically restarted after the updates installed. If anyone else knows anything about this problem or has also encountered it please let me know, if this isn't the right place to ask, please redirect me. Many thanks, Mr.JP |
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| | RE: Very strange Vista behaviour after 9th Jan '08 Vista update Did this problem go away when you rebooted the computer after it was updated? --- Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20 "Mr.JP" wrote: Quote: > I'm running Vista home basic on a Toshiba L40 laptop, brand new laptop with > new Vista install, I've just run the automatic update tonight (9th Jan) which > installed the following updates; > KB905866 > KB941644 > KB890830 > KB943302 > KB943899 > KB943411 > MS Office '07 Service Pack (SP1) > As well as some Intel updates for the integral wireless cards. > > As soon as the updates were installed my display started flashing rather > sporadically, it then changed resolution and between all that I got flashes > of what can only be described as black "smiley skulls", it happened twice and > it seemed Vista was having difficulty automatically restarted after the > updates installed. > > If anyone else knows anything about this problem or has also encountered it > please let me know, if this isn't the right place to ask, please redirect me. > > Many thanks, > > Mr.JP |
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| | RE: Very strange Vista behaviour after 9th Jan '08 Vista update Hi Jesper, I haven't heard any more reports from the person using this laptop but all the same I'm concerned there must be something on it working silently in the background, keylogging, etc etc, can you or anyone suggest any useful tools to scan and check on Vista? Many thanks, Mr.JP "Jesper" wrote: Quote: > Did this problem go away when you rebooted the computer after it was updated? > --- > Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security: > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20 > > > "Mr.JP" wrote: > Quote: > > I'm running Vista home basic on a Toshiba L40 laptop, brand new laptop with > > new Vista install, I've just run the automatic update tonight (9th Jan) which > > installed the following updates; > > KB905866 > > KB941644 > > KB890830 > > KB943302 > > KB943899 > > KB943411 > > MS Office '07 Service Pack (SP1) > > As well as some Intel updates for the integral wireless cards. > > > > As soon as the updates were installed my display started flashing rather > > sporadically, it then changed resolution and between all that I got flashes > > of what can only be described as black "smiley skulls", it happened twice and > > it seemed Vista was having difficulty automatically restarted after the > > updates installed. > > > > If anyone else knows anything about this problem or has also encountered it > > please let me know, if this isn't the right place to ask, please redirect me. > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Mr.JP |
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| | RE: Very strange Vista behaviour after 9th Jan '08 Vista update Start by disconnecting it from your network. Then use your standard anti-malware suite to scan it with. Flickering of the screen is normal when installing video drivers. Skulls is not. --- Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20 "Mr.JP" wrote: Quote: > Hi Jesper, > > I haven't heard any more reports from the person using this laptop but all > the same I'm concerned there must be something on it working silently in the > background, keylogging, etc etc, can you or anyone suggest any useful tools > to scan and check on Vista? > > Many thanks, > > Mr.JP > > "Jesper" wrote: > Quote: > > Did this problem go away when you rebooted the computer after it was updated? > > --- > > Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20 > > > > > > "Mr.JP" wrote: > > Quote: > > > I'm running Vista home basic on a Toshiba L40 laptop, brand new laptop with > > > new Vista install, I've just run the automatic update tonight (9th Jan) which > > > installed the following updates; > > > KB905866 > > > KB941644 > > > KB890830 > > > KB943302 > > > KB943899 > > > KB943411 > > > MS Office '07 Service Pack (SP1) > > > As well as some Intel updates for the integral wireless cards. > > > > > > As soon as the updates were installed my display started flashing rather > > > sporadically, it then changed resolution and between all that I got flashes > > > of what can only be described as black "smiley skulls", it happened twice and > > > it seemed Vista was having difficulty automatically restarted after the > > > updates installed. > > > > > > If anyone else knows anything about this problem or has also encountered it > > > please let me know, if this isn't the right place to ask, please redirect me. > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > > Mr.JP |
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