MS patch 936357 making PCs unbootable?

My computer ( Core 2 Duo E6700 running Vista Ultimate 32 bit) suddenly had a
series of freezes and then locked up at boot time, where it remains - can't
even get into the BIOS settings. I had though therefore concluded that this
was probably a mobo fault, EXCEPT that I just read on The WindowsSecrets.com
site:

"Microsoft's patch for Intel's Core 2 Duo chips, patch 936357, is locking up
people's computers and making them unbootable."

I can't get in to the article and get the enigmatic message "Column
'headline' in field list is ambiguous". I know the feeling.

The question is: Is this a known problem and how can I get it sorted? I'd
like to try this before replacing motherboards etc.

Steve Campbell wrote:
> My computer ( Core 2 Duo E6700 running Vista Ultimate 32 bit) suddenly had a
> series of freezes and then locked up at boot time, where it remains - can't
> even get into the BIOS settings. I had though therefore concluded that this
> was probably a mobo fault, EXCEPT that I just read on The WindowsSecrets.com
> site:
>
> "Microsoft's patch for Intel's Core 2 Duo chips, patch 936357, is locking up
> people's computers and making them unbootable."
8<

I have this patch on my E6700 with Vista Ultimate and have no problems.

For full system spec: http://pcspec.brion.co.uk

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It installed on my Pentium 4 HT before I could stop it and no problems...
but others have had many.
M$ provides free update support.
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=6527

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Toronto, Canada
"Steve Campbell" <> wrote in message
news:921B328A-92D7-454E-A0A9-...
> My computer ( Core 2 Duo E6700 running Vista Ultimate 32 bit) suddenly had
> a
> series of freezes and then locked up at boot time, where it remains -
> can't
> even get into the BIOS settings. I had though therefore concluded that
> this
> was probably a mobo fault, EXCEPT that I just read on The
> WindowsSecrets.com
> site:
>
> "Microsoft's patch for Intel's Core 2 Duo chips, patch 936357, is locking
> up
> people's computers and making them unbootable."
>
> I can't get in to the article and get the enigmatic message "Column
> 'headline' in field list is ambiguous". I know the feeling.
>
> The question is: Is this a known problem and how can I get it sorted?
> I'd
> like to try this before replacing motherboards etc.
>
>

Thanks Annie & Peter for getting back.

Hmm... seems to me that it may be my mobo after all. I got to read the
article eventually and the problems seems to involve non-Core 2 Duo chips.

Is there a history of problems with Core 2 Duo ones also?

http://groups.google.com/group/uk.co...252f2896316856



"Steve Campbell" <> wrote in message
news:921B328A-92D7-454E-A0A9-...
> My computer ( Core 2 Duo E6700 running Vista Ultimate 32 bit) suddenly had
> a
> series of freezes and then locked up at boot time, where it remains -
> can't
> even get into the BIOS settings. I had though therefore concluded that
> this
> was probably a mobo fault, EXCEPT that I just read on The
> WindowsSecrets.com
> site:
>
> "Microsoft's patch for Intel's Core 2 Duo chips, patch 936357, is locking
> up
> people's computers and making them unbootable."
>
> I can't get in to the article and get the enigmatic message "Column
> 'headline' in field list is ambiguous". I know the feeling.
>
> The question is: Is this a known problem and how can I get it sorted?
> I'd
> like to try this before replacing motherboards etc.
>
>

Not that I'm aware of. But Googling the KB number does bring up a lot of
hits. I haven't had time to read very many I'm afraid.

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Toronto, Canada
"Steve Campbell" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks Annie & Peter for getting back.
>
> Hmm... seems to me that it may be my mobo after all. I got to read the
> article eventually and the problems seems to involve non-Core 2 Duo chips.
>
> Is there a history of problems with Core 2 Duo ones also?

I have it installed on all my Core2Duo computers and am not having a problem
at all, sorry.

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"Steve Campbell" <> wrote in message
news:921B328A-92D7-454E-A0A9-...
> My computer ( Core 2 Duo E6700 running Vista Ultimate 32 bit) suddenly had
> a
> series of freezes and then locked up at boot time, where it remains -
> can't
> even get into the BIOS settings. I had though therefore concluded that
> this
> was probably a mobo fault, EXCEPT that I just read on The
> WindowsSecrets.com
> site:
>
> "Microsoft's patch for Intel's Core 2 Duo chips, patch 936357, is locking
> up
> people's computers and making them unbootable."
>
> I can't get in to the article and get the enigmatic message "Column
> 'headline' in field list is ambiguous". I know the feeling.
>
> The question is: Is this a known problem and how can I get it sorted?
> I'd
> like to try this before replacing motherboards etc.
>
>

"Steve Campbell" <> wrote in message
news:12F59237-6DDA-4802-9A5C-...
> Thanks Annie & Peter for getting back.
>
> Hmm... seems to me that it may be my mobo after all. I got to read the
> article eventually and the problems seems to involve non-Core 2 Duo chips.
>
> Is there a history of problems with Core 2 Duo ones also?

I had to laugh at this line in the article:

"Today's Windows-based BIOS-flash programs make updating your BIOS
relatively painless."

Unless you have a Dell, though the upside there is you stand a good chance
of getting a new motherboard out of it.