Recent reports have surfaced that some Microsoft users performing security updates have been faced with serious problems. Users are experiencing black screens, which experts are classifying the problems as "blackouts". The problems were submitted to Microsoft by a British security firm called Prevx. "The symptoms are very distinctive and troublesome," Prevx said. "After logging on there is no desktop, task bar, system tray or sidebar. Instead you are left with a totally black screen and a single My Computer Explorer window." The issue has been affecting Windows operating systems ranging from Windows NT through Windows 7.
Prevx addressed the issue and discovered that there appears to be 10 different scenarios which can cause the black out. These issues have been ongoing for years. However, in regard to the most recent security update, Prevx said changes to the way registry keys are handled appears to be the reason it is causing black screens.
In response to this event, the security team at Microsoft should perform more research on the black outs to find concrete causes for what is happening. Once they have found the underlying problems, past the registry keys, they should devise a patch for the operating systems to avoid further problems.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
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I think that it interesting that Pervx was the one that found out about the black screens. You would think that Microsoft would be testing all these security updates. They are a prominent company and should have the R&D to test the updates to make sure they have no flaws. At least you would think that Microsoft would have found that there was a problem.
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