Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft has stopped serving a security patch that apparently led to the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD) for many Windows XP users (please see our story here).
"We are still investigating this but I wanted to provide some additional clarity on what I mean when I said we stopped offering the update via Windows Update," said Jerry Bryant, senior security communications manager in a The Microsoft Security Response Center post. "To be more precise, we basically turned off the Automatic Update system for this bulletin. This means that computers that have our recommended setting to automatically look for, download, and install high priority updates, will not pull this update down."
As reported, the BSOD was apparently linked to Update MS10-015 (KB977165). Bryant continues in the post: “I am writing to let you know that we are aware that after installing the February security updates a limited number of users are experiencing issues restarting their computers. Our initial analysis suggests that the issue occurs after installing MS10-015 (KB977165). However, we have not confirmed that the issue is specific to MS10-015 or if it is an interoperability problem with another component or third-party software. Our teams are working to resolve this as quickly as possible.”
[...] patch MS10-015, according to Microsoft. As reported by ip-192.com (our stories are here and here), Windows users began flooding Windows support forums almost immediately after installing [...]