Yesterday my Dell Laptop automatically updated its Windows Vista by downloading and installing a patch file KBXXXX dated 17 October 2008. Things however did not work out like it supposed to be and the computer froze over. This is the first time my laptop actually failed to boot and I was really concerned. I don’t think there is a Dell representative here in Serbia and there is no other choice but to self diagnose the problem.

Ok if you come across the problem the way to overcome it is by unistalling the most recent update from windows.

First restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key repeatedly until you reached a dark screen with a bunch of of instructions on it. Select Safe Mode and let the computer load for a few minutes, you should have an odd looking windows desktop in front of you. Click the Start windows logo and select control panel. Go to Programs and on the left panel select View Installed Updates. Now look at the bottom of the left panel you should see See Also Windows Update and click it. Now from the list choose the latest updates installed from Windows and select uninstall . Once completed select Restart Now. Your computer should restart properly.

Good luck and hopes it works