Windows update keeps corrupting my kernel!!! (vista)

[Joe 90]

Right, i've just had two instances of my machine reboot after an update to tell me that the kernel is corrupt. So on both instances had to put the vista disk in and do a repair!

anyone heard of this happening/know how to fix it?

[Robert]

Are you sure your HD/RAM isn't corrupt?

[Daz]

If it's blue screening, upload any dump files in Windows\Minidump and I'll take a look. 'The kernel is corrupt' or whatever is a pretty useless message if that's what it's giving you. f it truly was corrupt it wouldn't be able to boot and give you that message :D

[Joe 90]

yeah i've got a dodgy old HDD in there thats been 'on the brink' for some time.

i'll see what i can do daz :)

*edit*
i've ran debug diag - just a simple crash test for IIS/COM+ processes. That the right one... :/

[Mark]

Wasn't this update perchance?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649

Note the part near the bottom about SATA hardware. :eek:

[Joe 90]

yes indeed it is mark... downloaded that package and it did indeed BSOD and corrupt ntkrnlpa.exe!

[Mark]

Ah well, disable that one for now then. Sounds like MS haven't quite fixed all the hardware issues with it yet.

[Joe 90]

aye, thanks for finding that anyway :)