Redmond (ip-192.com): A hard-to-detect rootkit may be causing Windows XP systems to crash after applying 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 Microsoft's February security update, saying that their computers had been rendered unusable with a [...]

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 [...]

Redmond (ip-192.com): The latest security patches from Microsoft seem to resolve most issues Windows XP users have with their operating system permanently – with the blue screen of death (BSOD). Complaints are overflowing on Microsoft support blogs. One user identified as DivineMaster writes “I'm seriously hoping that someone will come up with an answer in [...]