[Crosspost to Windows Update newsgroup]
Never, EVER use System Restore to "undo" an update, Service Pack, or IE
upgrade! Intead, uninstall the update, Service Pack, or IE upgrade &
reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then try System Restore.
That being said, KB976749 is *not* a critical security update but a "hotfix"
to address two very specific problems that /some/ users have encountered
after installing KB974455 (MS09-054). See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976749
If you have *not* encountered either problem, you do *not* have to install
KB976479.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com
Mickey D wrote:
> I have never had problems with MS updates previously.
>
> However, update KB976749 produced problems similar to those of Bruce M. on
> restart after the update loaded, the computer had lost all installed
> printers and all internet connectivity (and maybe more). Restoring the
> configuration to the restore point when the update loaded did not work
> (the
> restore point was unusable somehow). Using the last routine save point
> restored the computers functionality (Lenovo R61 running Vista Ultimate
> 32-bit with Intel Core2 Duo T7500 @ 2.20 GHz).
>
> Windows Update now insists that I need to load that update again (I tried
> and receive only an error message).
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