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More info?)
George,
I use W2000, XP and W2003 but none of my systems are "Mission Critical" and
I don't use "Old" software at home so I have always had automatic updates on
and never had a single problem. At work they do use some "Old" software and
so have to be a little more careful in case there's a conflict, but even so
there have been no problems yet. There have been problems caused by NOT
keeping up to date.
So I would say it IS prudent but shoudl be done with care.
When update problems do occur it is not usually the update at fault but the
fact that it "Corrects" something that some other software deliberately
broke. For example if you have some spyware which is not written to conform
to Windows Standards (and a lot of it is not by design) then a security
update may break the bad programming.
Unfortunately it's a fact of life that there are thousands of possible
combinations, so it's like a situation where GM come out with a fix for your
Corvette engine. For most people it will work just fine but if the previous
owner slipped in a Ford V8 with or without your knowledge the fix may well
break the engine.
Charlie
"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u1L0vOysFHA.1444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Can't argue with that. And I got another reason why it is prudent. To
> keep
> me busy cleaning out and maintaining their machines both Security updates
> and the stuff they are supposed to guard us from.
>
> --
> George Hester
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> "Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
> news:ubuGUEysFHA.1448@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, it is prudent to install the security updates. If you read the info
> of
>> the Internet, the security updates are mainly preceded with article
> stating
>> what vulnerabilities that require an updates. These vulnerabilities
>> could
>> possibly be "exploited" by other people in hopes of bring down your not
>> updated Windows.
>>
>>
>> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eL4JuLxsFHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834707/
>> >
>> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;873346
>> >
>> > Why would anyone want to go through the hell caused by these updates?
>> > I
>> > suppose the hell caused by the malware on the Net these days is a good
>> > excuse. I don't know it's a dilemma. And no I am not going sit idly
>> > by
>> > while Microsoft does everything in their power to make computer us a
>> > bummer
>> >
>> > --
>> > George Hester
>> > _________________________________
>> >
>>
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