Windows's latest update has screwed my system
Has anyone else had trouble with the latest Windows update? (I'm running Vista Ultimate).
Last night when I went to shut down, it said there were 13 updates that needed loading. Being an idiot, I didn't set a system restore point and cheerfully told it to do the updates.
When I tried to start the computer today it came up with an error that said it could not detect the AC Adaptor and advised me to try reseating it. I continued (because the thing is definitely hooked up to the mains) and it took forever to finish booting. It's a laptop and the battery indicator says that it's 96% charged, plugged in but not charging. It's definitely running on AC power but whatever has happened is not letting the battery charge, which could be a problem eventually!
I re-booted and it came to the warning screen again, so I tried the first suggestion and went into some settings. Couldn't find anything and exiting put me straight into finishing booting (which took forever again).
When I finally got in, I went into the system restore centre. The time stamp on the restore point looks to be the time just after these 13 updates finished, but I tried it anyway. I'm guessing it overwrote any other restore points - can anyone tell me whether it's possible to find a restore point further back, though?
Anyway, that didn't help and I got the error screen again when I rebooted. So I tried running system restore again, which said everything is fine.
So I've got a machine that can't charge it's battery but runs fine on AC for now and takes a geological era to boot. It was working perfectly before the Windows updates.
Is this happening to anyone else?
Do any of my IT guru f-listies have any suggestions before I ring Dell and see whether they can help?
Anyone know how I can get these damn Windows updates backed out?
Any help would be gratefully received. Bloody Microsoft!
Last night when I went to shut down, it said there were 13 updates that needed loading. Being an idiot, I didn't set a system restore point and cheerfully told it to do the updates.
When I tried to start the computer today it came up with an error that said it could not detect the AC Adaptor and advised me to try reseating it. I continued (because the thing is definitely hooked up to the mains) and it took forever to finish booting. It's a laptop and the battery indicator says that it's 96% charged, plugged in but not charging. It's definitely running on AC power but whatever has happened is not letting the battery charge, which could be a problem eventually!
I re-booted and it came to the warning screen again, so I tried the first suggestion and went into some settings. Couldn't find anything and exiting put me straight into finishing booting (which took forever again).
When I finally got in, I went into the system restore centre. The time stamp on the restore point looks to be the time just after these 13 updates finished, but I tried it anyway. I'm guessing it overwrote any other restore points - can anyone tell me whether it's possible to find a restore point further back, though?
Anyway, that didn't help and I got the error screen again when I rebooted. So I tried running system restore again, which said everything is fine.
So I've got a machine that can't charge it's battery but runs fine on AC for now and takes a geological era to boot. It was working perfectly before the Windows updates.
Is this happening to anyone else?
Do any of my IT guru f-listies have any suggestions before I ring Dell and see whether they can help?
Anyone know how I can get these damn Windows updates backed out?
Any help would be gratefully received. Bloody Microsoft!