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**Jack** · #1 (**permalink**) 13-06-2007, 12:55

Windows users are being urged to install the June package of security patches from Microsoft.

Read for more information-
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6747669.stm

**DPS Computing** · #2 (**permalink**) 16-06-2007, 15:59

Cheers for the link Jack. I am normally quite good with doing my updates but I will make double sure I do them this month!

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**Ben** · #3 (**permalink**) 16-06-2007, 16:19

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

Cheers for the link Jack. I am normally quite good with doing my updates but I will make double sure I do them this month!

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I was going to update it yesterday but luckily it already updated itself

. If you go to Control Panel -> Automatic Updates I recommend you check now because it's an urgent update mate

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**DPS Computing** · #4 (**permalink**) 16-06-2007, 17:29

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Originally Posted by Ben

I was going to update it yesterday but luckily it already updated itself

. If you go to Control Panel -> Automatic Updates I recommend you check now because it's an urgent update mate

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My updates are done automatically and as my computer is online they are done the second they are available. I just use manual checks to make sure it hasn't missed any and have already done it several times this month!

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**Brian** · #5 (**permalink**) 18-06-2007, 22:51

Havent done a M$ update since SP2 on my XPee Boxen. Never had any problems :S

**DPS Computing** · #6 (**permalink**) 19-06-2007, 16:56

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Havent done a M$ update since SP2 on my XPee Boxen. Never had any problems :S

You are very lucky then!

**Brian** · #7 (**permalink**) 20-06-2007, 16:44

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

You are very lucky then!

I just take extra steps. Have a 3rd party firewall, ad / spyware, virus scan, email prog, browser, Office Package, photo package etc.

I think youre safer if you just use windows and no other M$ products..

**DPS Computing** · #8 (**permalink**) 20-06-2007, 17:46

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Originally Posted by Brian

I just take extra steps. Have a 3rd party firewall, ad / spyware, virus scan, email prog, browser, Office Package, photo package etc.

I think youre safer if you just use windows and no other M$ products..

I have all that as well but the spyware / adware / trojans / viruses still find their way through occassionally.

Plus if I do as Micosoft say and stay updated etc when it all goes wrong I can email them and winge and wine at them that their product isnt working!! (and hopefully get some compensation!)

**Brian** · #9 (**permalink**) 21-06-2007, 17:06

Yeah. If theyd update Win2k id still be using it on all my boxes instead of XP / Vista.

**DPS Computing** · #10 (**permalink**) 22-06-2007, 12:16

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Yeah. If theyd update Win2k id still be using it on all my boxes instead of XP / Vista.

I've never heard that one before!! I know Vista isnt fabulous at the moment but find XP ten times more stable than the likes of 2000/ME/98/.

**Brian** · #11 (**permalink**) 22-06-2007, 15:29

Not for me its not. I had my 2k box up for 178 days once without rebooting and it ran great. XP crashed constantly on me, got more virus's yada yada yada. It bored the shit out of me. Only good thing was I did get it booting using 118Ram.

**DPS Computing** · #12 (**permalink**) 22-06-2007, 19:00

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Originally Posted by Brian

Not for me its not. I had my 2k box up for 178 days once without rebooting and it ran great. XP crashed constantly on me, got more virus's yada yada yada. It bored the shit out of me. Only good thing was I did get it booting using 118Ram.

I'd like to know how you did it then! Never had a good experience with 2k

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