"Viv B" wrote:
>
> rogan08;613838 Wrote:
> > I found a way... Without re-installing everything 
> > - Boot with your Vista installation DVD
> > - Perform a "System Restore" (to access this choose "Repair your
> > computer" AND NOT "Install now")
> > - Select a restore point (before the upgrade)
> >
> > Then, my computer restarted properly.
> >
> > The first thing I did then was to disable the automatic update.
> >
> > Hope it will work for you as well !
> 
> many thanks for the tip, worked for me and better than the 2 hours on
> phone to Dell
>
>
> --
> Viv B
While this may work, it is a poor solution at best and Microsoft needs to
address their update issues and if nothing else put a loop counter or
something on the number of restarts to break the cycle.. I'm sorry, but this
torques me off... after all the warnings you get about leaving your
automatic update settings on...
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