PC failes to boot after installing IE6SP1 Critical Update.

[Chrismenzies]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to post this message. Apologies if it is the wrong one.

This morning I received a message from Microsoft Update Services to tell me that there is a critical update available online that I do not have. I clicked on View Critical Update Now and was presented with a Critical Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1. I cannot tell you what the patch was for as I quickly clicked on Install Now.

Upon rebooting the PC I get a serious of characters on a black screen (e.g. !"£$%^&*), after 30 seconds of booting Windows 98 and then the PC asks me to hit any key to continue.

Whether or not I press any key the PC shuts down.

This is also happening if I try to boot up in Safe Mode.

I always run Windows Update on a twice weekly basis, so this Critical Update is one the latest to be replaced by Microsoft.

Has anyone experienced this problem? Can anyone help? At the moment I am twiddling my thumbs with no PC to my name! Help!

Regards

CRML

 

[bcastner]

Boot into Safe Mode.
Use Control Panel, Add/Remove programs to uninstall the Hotfix.

When the issue of booting is sorted, do a check for malware on your system. See faq608-4650

 

[Chrismenzies]

Bcastner

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately as I said in my post I am unable to boot up in Safe Mode as Once I have selected the Safe Mode option I am still given the black screen with characters on it and then the PC shuts itself down!

Help!

CRML

 

[PAndersen]

If you have a Win98 startup diskette, it may be an idea to boot from it and run the sys c: command.