Microsoft has released a stability and reliability update for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 which fix a number of issues in both operating systems. The issues that have been fixed in the update are:
- Windows Explorer crashes and then restarts when you access a third-party Control Panel item.
- You cannot connect to an instance of SQL Server Analysis Services from an application in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 after you install Office Live Add-in 1.4 or Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5.
- Windows Explorer may stop responding for 30 seconds when a file or a directory is created or renamed after certain applications are installed.
- The Welcome screen may be displayed for 30 seconds when you try to log on to a computer if you set the desktop background to a solid color.
- You are not warned when you delete more than 1000 files at the same time. Then, the files are deleted permanently and are not moved to the Recycle Bin.
The update is available on Windows Update and directly from the Microsoft website. Below are the download links:
The downloads require a genuine operating system. Additional information are provided at the update’s Knowledge Base article.
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ouch, Martin…
Please get at least your facts straight.
WGA is NOT required to install this ‘update’.
It is available as a seperate (stand-alone) download.
And that from someone that says he makes more money than me?
Lol, seems like I at least can read and interpret all the links you post…
I don’t understand. If you know all this, why aren’t you writing the blog? Or at least correcting in a dignified fashion.
Man you must be really jealous to come over here all the time trying to express your frustration by trolling around. Troll on please. The downloads linked above require genuine validation as stated on the download pages over at Microsoft.
Great update for me could not be bothered to get to the bottom of the control panel crash on my laptop now i don’t have to.
Blubbba, I see a validate windows to download how is that not needing a genuine OS to download? plus i thought pirate copies only got security updates at most anyway not non security ones.
… Idiot-Alert …. 1 positive detecion … name … Blubbba ….