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Microsoft pulls buggy Vista 'prerequisite' patch

Susan Bradley

By Susan Bradley

Microsoft on Feb. 19 halted automatic downloads of a Vista patch that caused numerous PCs to reboot uncontrollably.

The patch, numbered 937287, is a "prerequisite" or "preliminary" patch that was intended to prepare machines for the installation of Vista Service Pack 1, which is expected to be released in March.

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