Re: Unwelcome Messages in Life


"RnR" <rnrtexas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 May 2007 13:16:08 GMT, "SpammersDie" <xx@xxxxx> wrote:


"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jeff <nada@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

One word .... broadband. Even a slow DSL connection will reduce that to
around 20 minutes.

That only helps a little... When I got my inlaws a new computer, it
came
with a basic, unpatched copy of MediaCenter circa 2003. It took me 4
hours to patch - not because of the download speed, but because after
every little hotfix I had to reboot, and re-run the updater. Took
something like 30 reboots to get everything updated properly.

I do wish that Microsoft could streamline their update process so that
you
could download everything first, then automate the patch&reboot process
so
you didn't have to sit there for the whole mess.

Which is why I ignore Windows Update and download all my MS updates from
the
MS download center or from the monthly security bulletins. That way, I get
each patch as a self-contained executable that needs no further net
connection to install and can be archived away for future reinstalls.


Sounds GOOD to me !! I too actually try to avoid their updates
because sometimes I'm not sure what they are updating and frankly I
don't like having to trust MS.

Is there any difference getting the updates from the MS download
center vs. from the monthly security bulletins?

None that I know of.





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