updating

[rwtoften]

I'm not updating for awhile till microsoft finds another way of doing it. I'm not enabling automatic updates.
Don't use xp for going on web anyways, so no big rush.

[trickster]

You don't need automatic updating. You can get the stand alone package at the link I provided previously.

[rwtoften]

Thanks, Trickster

[quote author=diavolo link=board=25;threadid=9713;start=0#msg88243 date=1093377555]
I usually stick to the general rule not to accept ANY MS updates till they have been out for at least 6 months.
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i'm not defending microsoft's updates, but not installing them until they've been out for 6 months is most likely a much less secure approach than installing them right away.

but anyway, if you really wanna keep windows secure, just run it behind a firewall (not just a software firewall, but another machine or a hardware firewall), use Firefox instead of IE, use thunderbird instead of Outlook or Outlook Express, get antivir (it's free and very good) and get a software firewall too in case a windows box on your network gets infected. if you still have security problems after following this approach, you must have fucked up yourself.

[GhostDawg]

Yep, I downloaded the stand along file when it first came out. Over 200mb. I haven't installed it yet because I haven't been in windows since I downloaded it.