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    • Hopper15
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      June 15, 2020 at 1:57 am in reply to: Avast fixes bug that made the June cumulative updates block many programs #2272381
      AmbularD wrote:

      Can’t speak for Avast on Windows 10, but it turned out to be a menace for me on Windows 7 ESU recently.  I was having so many problems I had just about concluded my Windows installation was hopelessly borked, but as soon as I uninstalled Avast and switched to Windows Defender backed up by Malwarebytes Premium, about eighty percent of my issues disappeared.  (And several others vanished after I quit using Chrome.)

      No kidding. I’ve heard complaints that win 7 users using avast are having issues simply shutting down their PC.

    • Hopper15
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      November 14, 2019 at 1:14 pm in reply to: Born: Microsoft incorrectly signed the MSRT update that’s been bouncing around. It’s fixed now. #2005427

      This was happening to me on Windows 8.1 as well.

    • Hopper15
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      November 6, 2019 at 12:34 am in reply to: Firefox users don’t be fooled: The “Contact Windows support” message is fake. #2000262

      This hit me one day when I was using firefox this past September. It totally locks up your browser.  Indeed The only way I could close firefox was through the task manager

      • This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by Hopper15.
    • Hopper15
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      November 2, 2019 at 4:12 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4: It’s time to get patched #1997912

      I installed the (KB4520005)Monthly Rollup with no issues. But I also noticed the out of band rollup that was released October third (which I hid weeks ago) is gone.

       

      FWIW I wasn’t going to install the out of band rollup anyway.

    • Hopper15
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      October 3, 2019 at 3:53 pm in reply to: Heads up! 50 new security patches just pushed to the Update Catalog #1973593

      Thanks for the heads up Woody.

    • Hopper15
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      August 26, 2019 at 10:24 am in reply to: We’re easing into the Plus Membership benefits #1920833

      I guess I’m going to have to purchase a membership. I really liked using Susan’s Master Patch List.

      3 users thanked author for this post.
      Endora, Elly, woody
    • Hopper15
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      May 4, 2019 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Patch Lady – Firefox add ins disabled due to cert prob #1293126

      My extensions are back.

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      Microfix
    • Hopper15
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      May 4, 2019 at 1:44 am in reply to: Patch Lady – Firefox add ins disabled due to cert prob #1271872

      Of course. No way I’m using firefox without an adblocker so I’ll use chrome until this is fixed.

      1 user thanked author for this post.
      John
    • Hopper15
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      April 4, 2019 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Microsoft acknowledges bug in Win8.1 March Monthly Rollup KB 4489881, fixes it in Monthly Rollup Preview #348839
      Klaas Vaak wrote:

      And I thought Win 8.1 was relatively safe from this kind of [nonsense]. Has M$ changed its ways? Has it learned anything from the mess it caused during the past 2 years? Perhaps it learned that plenty of home users will stick with Windows no matter what, so there is no need to change its ways.

      Microsoft didn’t learn anything.

    • Hopper15
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      March 7, 2019 at 9:56 am in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4: Time to install the February patches #338502
      DrBonzo wrote:

      Thanks @hopper15. Can you please provide a few details about your computer systems? That might be helpful to those trying to decide whether to install or wait.

      All three are from Dell.

      One Laptop is a x64 bit on a Intel I7 7700k on a Seagate 1 TB Hard Drive 2.70 GHZ with 12 GB of RAM. Another laptop is a X64 bit on AMD Radeon R6 1.90 GHZ on a 1 TB Seagate 1 TB Hard Drive with 8 GB of RAM.

      The other is a desktop x64 bit running Intel I7-9700K 3.20 GHZ on a Seagate 4 TB Hard Drive with 12 GB of RAM. I had the hard drive replaced on this desktop last year though as the original HD was failing.

      If you need any other details just let me know.

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    • Hopper15
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      March 7, 2019 at 12:01 am in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4: Time to install the February patches #338397

      I’ve installed KB4487000 on 3 separate PC’s and I haven’t experienced one BSOD on any of them.

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      DrBonzo
    • Hopper15
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      March 6, 2019 at 12:50 am in reply to: Where we stand with the February patches #337929
      anonymous wrote:

      We are BSOD as well with Feb updates. All Windows 8.1. We only run x64. Intermittent blue screen related to win32k.sys. Also 1 machine that restarted, after apply Feb updates, and fails to load Windows again after. A mouse pointer on the screen that you move around and that’s it. Restart again and you get into Windows can’t start recovery stuff. Three hours of bitlocker recovery keys and attempt fixes including restore point (which failed), and we ended up giving up and rebuilding it. 🙂 Assuming it is KB4487000 causing it. I see there is an KB4487000 that applies to Server 2012 R2 as well. Pulling that as well for safety.

      If you don’t mind me asking but who’s we?

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      Lars220
    • Hopper15
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      March 5, 2019 at 12:16 pm in reply to: Aren’t you glad you don’t live in San Francisco? #337588

      My rent is over two grand but I’m still very glad to be living in the city.

      1 user thanked author for this post.
      Myst
    • Hopper15
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      March 4, 2019 at 5:53 pm in reply to: Where we stand with the February patches #337255

      Group A here

      No BSOD’s so far after installing the Monthly Rollup (KB4487000) But I’ll report back if anything occurs in the coming days.

    • Hopper15
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      December 21, 2018 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Where we stand with the December patches #241869
      PKCano wrote:

      There are not going to be Previews in Dec. It will be included in the Jan Rollups and SOs for Win7/8.1 and in the CUs for Win10.

      If that’s the case I won’t be installing it.  I’ll just wait for the Jan Rollup.

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