Windows Phone 7 owners told to stick to official updates

AN IMPORTANT security update for Windows 7 Phone (WP7) devices will not work unless you update your mobile phone via unofficial means.
Windows 7 Phone users who have updated their phone using an unofficial method may well find that the latest update will not work on their phone, with Microsoft's Brandon Watson suggests that'rubber meets the road \today.
This week Microsoft will release a'7392'patch that protects Windows 7 Phone devices from attacks based on potential vulnerabilities stemming from an incident where a hacker or hackers stole nine digital certificates from SSL certification firm Comodo .
Microsoft has previously urged customers not to update using unofficial methods, and despite expressing some sympathy for those who are not stuck with a phone that can not get the official updates, it's certainly an element of \\ u0026quot, we said, \about the post.
Microsoft released a security advisory on the issue in March, and other companies like Apple have been busy patching their mobile operating systems against the threat.
Despite the fact that many have claimed that an unofficial update mechanism worked fine for them, we warned that the phones that are updated via this method would not be able to update the past to build 7390, blogged Watson.
But if you have a Windows phone, and have updated it through unofficial channels, you're going to have a problem.
Unfortunately for those customers out there who acted on information from sources outside Microsoft, the rubber meets the road today.
This is because the building'7392'will not update the phones have been updated to the latest build'7390'unofficially.
With the official update is a requirement that the package on the phone also officially to update itself.
It also means that any future Windows phone patches are not likely to work, so in practice the phone will be stuck.
Apparently a phone without an official \image \\ u0026quot, will now face problems - and the only answer would be to take the phone back to a dealer, unless you want to continue down the unofficial route.
Telephones updated via supported method does not contain an official image and can not be updated further at this time.
Telephones updated via supported method does not contain an official image and can not be updated further at this time, added Watson.
Watson has also clearly stated that Microsoft did not feel it was worth the resources to change the status quo.
Because of the scheduling of engineering resources, we did not expect to have to undue (sic) the changes made to the phones supported by these methods.
He said, due to the scheduling of engineering resources, we did not expect to have to undue the changes made to the phones that are not supported by these methods.
Although we can not rule out having a solution in the future, for now there is no solution.
Although we can not rule out having a solution in the future, for now there is no solution.
Not that this idealAccepting \not ideal \\ u0026quot, and insisted that he feels bad for customers who were frustrated at having to wait for the roll out of a patch, and took things into their own hands, Watson can not offer a quick solution.
In practice, he says that if you have updated the unofficial, and now can not update further, you are stuck, and it's your own fault.
The mobile store locations are not able to flash phones at the site with the original OS image, which means you will most likely have to go back to a store and send the phone for a production yield.
He added, We understand that this is not ideal.
But because of this error code is known, it is up to the mobile operators to what they will do with the phone.
Unfortunately, our engineers priorities focused on improving the process by which updates will Windows phone, issuing the security update that you just got, and work to Mango to the market.
So, those who want the latest software in advance of the oftentimes languorous machinations of network operators and be warned.
Undoing this specific problem was not our plan.
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