Microsoft makes another case for FLOSS
In yet another stunning act of stupidity by Microsoft, they've caused an additional untold number of people a loss of internet connectivity. Tell me why again we're not all using Free/Libre/Open Source Software?
Yesterday's Microsoft Windows' Automatic Updates, generally turned Off for the machines that I administer (but not always), seems to have broken internet connectivity for a number of machines, but not all of them. It manifests itself in an error message which reads, "Network subsystem failure", and prevents access to the internet.
Below are options which may fix this issue. Please consider first Turning Off the Windows Automatic Updates in Control Panel to avoid issues like this in the future.
1. Currently one method to "fix" (actually, undo) these broken updates is to use Windows' "System Restore", which runs by default but may have been turned off at some point:
[Start] > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
If running, this may allow you to roll back to Yesterday before the Patch Tuesday updates took effect. Basically select "Restore to a previous point" and pick a date that is in bold.
2. Some machines with this problem will ask for the Windows XP CD ROM with Service Pack 2; if your computer asks for this and you have it, feeding the Microsoft XP may fix the issue.
3. Remove the installed Patches from yesterday's Patch Tuesday:
The updates installed yesterday were:
KB890830 - Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (generally a bad program, it eats a lot of CPU and RAM)
KB943460 - Security Update for Windows XP http://en.securitylab.ru/notification/307469.php
KB943552 - Outlook Junkmail filter
These can be removed from [Start] > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs; at the top-right checkmark the Show Updates; these updates will be listed near the bottom, with Install Dates of 11/13 or maybe 11/14. You can try to remove them to see if this fixes your issues.
4. If all these steps fail there is an untrusted utility which is supposed to fix the system, but I cannot vouch for its functionality or security. You can download it at the following link, but it may require that you put it on CDROM or a USB drive to get it to the affected machine:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html
Yesterday's Microsoft Windows' Automatic Updates, generally turned Off for the machines that I administer (but not always), seems to have broken internet connectivity for a number of machines, but not all of them. It manifests itself in an error message which reads, "Network subsystem failure", and prevents access to the internet.
Below are options which may fix this issue. Please consider first Turning Off the Windows Automatic Updates in Control Panel to avoid issues like this in the future.
1. Currently one method to "fix" (actually, undo) these broken updates is to use Windows' "System Restore", which runs by default but may have been turned off at some point:
[Start] > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
If running, this may allow you to roll back to Yesterday before the Patch Tuesday updates took effect. Basically select "Restore to a previous point" and pick a date that is in bold.
2. Some machines with this problem will ask for the Windows XP CD ROM with Service Pack 2; if your computer asks for this and you have it, feeding the Microsoft XP may fix the issue.
3. Remove the installed Patches from yesterday's Patch Tuesday:
The updates installed yesterday were:
KB890830 - Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (generally a bad program, it eats a lot of CPU and RAM)
KB943460 - Security Update for Windows XP http://en.securitylab.ru/notification/307469.php
KB943552 - Outlook Junkmail filter
These can be removed from [Start] > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs; at the top-right checkmark the Show Updates; these updates will be listed near the bottom, with Install Dates of 11/13 or maybe 11/14. You can try to remove them to see if this fixes your issues.
4. If all these steps fail there is an untrusted utility which is supposed to fix the system, but I cannot vouch for its functionality or security. You can download it at the following link, but it may require that you put it on CDROM or a USB drive to get it to the affected machine:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html
posted by lefty.crupps @ 09:50
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