Microsoft Corporation released a fix for machines affected by the error discovered in one of security bulletins released last week. The fix is basically a program capable of removing the bad update automatically.
The company researchers created a bootable media image used to burn a backup DVD or USB-drive, which can remove the bad security update automatically.
The image is supplied in ISO format supported by a wide variety of CD-burning and file-management software. Researchers included ISO support baked into Windows Explorer for Windows 8.
There are some drawbacks, however. According to Microsoft, the patch won’t run on older, pre-2004 hardware that doesn't support Never eXecute technology. It will only work on 32-bit Windows 7 installations, while Windows Server 2008 R2 and 64-bit Windows 7 installations will not support the patch.
Moreover, the recovery disk will not work on drives that were encrypted using BitLocker, since the technology eliminates the need for the recovery – booting from a rescue disk and rummaging through the files on the drive.
Microsoft security experts discovered the error on April 12. This happened after several users reported the problems in OS Windows after installing the update KB 2823324, which was a part of security bulletin MS13-036.
An update was to fix vulnerabilities found in a file system driver in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. However, some users stated that some applications would not open or the system would not load at all after the reboot was run.
Company representatives recommend installing hotfix only in case it is really necessary.
The repair image may be downloaded here.
