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<p class="x_MsoNormal">…. This hit (automatically) one of our Windows 7 PC’s.. The one we keep around just for media center (for DVR w/ xbox 360 extender).   Frustrating, but fortunately, at least for now, ‘system restore’ worked, whether or not it will happen
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I believe the processor (without being able to get in that room at 6am) was an athlon x2 4450e (judging from my google searches yesterday).</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I was worried the hard drive was going, the machine dates back to 2009 and it is the original hard drive.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">-Rob</p>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Lilug <lilug-bounces@lists.lilug.org> on behalf of odinson <odinson@warcloud.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 8, 2018 11:49:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lilug-si-sig@lilug.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> lilug@lilug.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Lilug] Microsoft Spectre patch may brick AMD PCs</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Hey<br>
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         FYI.  Triple check.  Hate for my 'patch early' suggestion to <br>
screw you.<br>
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