14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft rolled out this morning a revised version of MS14-045, the August bulletin that caused so many problems to Windows 7 users, but this time the company promises to address all issues and provide a much smoother updating experience.
Information posted in the updated description of the bulletin reveals that some known issues with this update have also been confirmed, and in some cases could also be experienced by users.
First of all, Microsoft says, after installing the newly launched KB2993651, some users might spot problems with system fonts.
“After you install this security update, fonts that are installed in a location other than the default fonts directory (%windir%\fonts\) cannot be changed when they are loaded into any active session. Attempts to change, replace, or delete these fonts are blocked, and a ‘File in use’ message is displayed,” the company says, without also providing a fix for the problem.
At the same time, the window of some of your running applications could become invisible, but Microsoft guarantees that a fix for this bug will be released very soon.
“After you install this update, the z-order of the windows is changed. (The z-order calls the SetWindowPos function together with the HWND_TOP parameter.) Therefore, the windows of certain applications may become invisible or may be incorrectly displayed behind other windows,” it says.
Keep in mind that these two issues might only occur on a very small number of computers, so you should proceed to installing today’s patch as soon as possible to keep your computer fully updated.
The company recommends everyone to remove the KB2982791 before getting the new update, explaining that although it’s not mandatory, it’s better to do it just to be on the safe side.
“Microsoft strongly recommends that customers who have not uninstalled the 2982791 update do so prior to applying the 2993651 update. Customers do not need to uninstall the expired 2982791 update before applying the 2993651 update; however, Microsoft strongly recommends it. Customers who do not remove the expired update will retain a listing for 2982791 under installed updates in Control Panel,” the company said in a statement this morning.
As was the case with all the other patches, this new one is being shipped to users via the integrated Windows Update, so you have nothing more to do than to connect your computer to the Internet and wait for the necessary files to be downloaded and installed.
At this point, it appears that only Windows 7 computers are affected by the botched update, so users running any other Windows versions should be on the safe side.