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How to Fix “PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, STOP: 0×00000050″ after Windows Update

Included with the updates to Windows XP on the 9th of February was KB977165. This can on some XP machines cause a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The following error will show:
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Technical Information:
STOP: 0×00000050 (0×80097004, 0×00000001, 0×80515103, 0×00000000)

Fix PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, 0×00000050

CHDIR $NtUninstallKB977165$\spuninst
  • Press enter. Then type this command:
BATCH spuninst.txt
  • Press enter. Then type EXIT to reboot your PC

UPDATE: WARNING: Microsoft have blamed this fault on a virus(rootkit). Once you get back in to Windows run a virus scan, Malwarebytes is best.