Microsoft Updates.

[LuvinmyEB]

There are five, yes FIVE new critical updates for Windows and Internet Explorer, another is yet to be released for MSN messenger 7.

So for those of you that don't check for updates, DO IT!!

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Don't be whinging to us when someone gets into your PC, you were warned! :nutsycuck

[M14A-Mclaren]

Yip, Update Tuesday (America), they are not all patches though

[EA2BA]

A guy at work did them, and it killed his windows XP, so be warned, be careful

[bindi]

When we installed Service Pack 2, the whole pc died... managed to uninstall it and everything was fine.

I hate Windows, and have turned OFF all automatic updates. Thanks for the warning!

[LuvinmyEB]

Originally Posted by Dellboy999

A guy at work did them, and it killed his windows XP, so be warned, be careful

Did he do it because of a fake email that's going around or did he go to Microsoft update?

I went directly to update and there was also a warning on the news today.

Originally Posted by bindi

When we installed Service Pack 2, the whole pc died... managed to uninstall it and everything was fine.

I hate Windows, and have turned OFF all automatic updates. Thanks for the warning!

When you're installing a service pack such as SP2 it's usually wise to reinstall Windows itself first (of course back up everything that you want first!), then put it on. It has problems with some Hardware devices and other software applications, in particular firewalls and anti virus software.

You almost need a degree in I.T. just to install Windows cr@p. :rolleyes:

[bindi]

Originally Posted by LuvinmyEB

When you're installing a service pack such as SP2 it's usually wise to reinstall Windows itself first (of course back up everything that you want first!), then put it on. It has problems with some Hardware devices and other software applications, in particular firewalls and anti virus software.

You almost need a degree in I.T. just to install Windows cr@p. :rolleyes:

Yeah well he is the IT God (tm) and has the relevant degrees and it STILL crashed lmfao

And yes, it was a brand new comp and we hadn't installed anything, put SP2 on and the whole lot died. Ugh! A$$hole Bill Gates!

[12]

I was told a while back by a few in the IT game, that when scanning your comp for updates/installing updates, Microsoft actually install little bugs to slow your comp down amongst other little things. Especially if like me, you are still running 98SE and Microsoft will install things to slow your comp, make it freez, ect.. so you'd get annoyed and update to the latest Microsoft op systems. Don't know how true this is, but Billy is no fool and it would not suprise me if it's true.

[The MaDDeSTMaN]

Originally Posted by bindi

Yeah well he is the IT God (tm) and has the relevant degrees and it STILL crashed lmfao

And yes, it was a brand new comp and we hadn't installed anything, put SP2 on and the whole lot died. Ugh! A$$hole Bill Gates!

A "brand new comp", didn't happen to be a brand name system did it, an IBM, Dell, or other brand name system?

[fordel]

Originally Posted by AUGZMK

I was told a while back by a few in the IT game, that when scanning your comp for updates/installing updates, Microsoft actually install little bugs to slow your comp down amongst other little things. Especially if like me, you are still running 98SE and Microsoft will install things to slow your comp, make it freez, ect.. so you'd get annoyed and update to the latest Microsoft op systems. Don't know how true this is, but Billy is no fool and it would not suprise me if it's true.

ROFL, thats the funniest thing i have heard in a while

so untrue

Chris

[pauljh74]

I know my PC can run slower after installing updates - the time it takes to boot and general performance deteriorates - even after a clean re-install. But then again Microsoft products are largely about releasing products with heaps of bugs, releasing fixes which reveal more bugs etc.

Originally Posted by pauljh74

I know my PC can run slower after installing updates - the time it takes to boot and general performance deteriorates - even after a clean re-install. But then again Microsoft products are largely about releasing products with heaps of bugs, releasing fixes which reveal more bugs etc.

Its a never-ending circle of fun my friend... out: >> microshaft

[bindi]

Originally Posted by The MaDDeSTMaN

A "brand new comp", didn't happen to be a brand name system did it, an IBM, Dell, or other brand name system?

Nah it isn't, just one that was built by the PC shop It was when SP2 had just been released so we installed XP, got all the bits working, then loaded the SP2 cd we had been sent via snail mail from Microsoft. Then it crashed.

So yeah, we have turned the updates off so that if we want to we can d/l them, just personal choice I think for now.

[Filthy GT-P]

Originally Posted by bindi

Nah it isn't, just one that was built by the PC shop It was when SP2 had just been released so we installed XP, got all the bits working, then loaded the SP2 cd we had been sent via snail mail from Microsoft. Then it crashed.

So yeah, we have turned the updates off so that if we want to we can d/l them, just personal choice I think for now.

SP2 sucks, and I have refused to load it on any computers on our networks. If you look at the list of programs that have issues with SP2 it is very scary. The most scary part is that nearly every Microsoft Office product has issues with SP2. They can't even get it right for themselves, so what hope have other software companies got.


Steven

[niko]

win98 dont need updates lol most reliably os he ever made, xp aint to bad, its more maintaing vulnerabilities more so than keeping every update going

till only recent i was running xp with only few worm patches and thats it. no viruses nothing come through (im running firewall and antivirus)

them updates arent all that necasary, but if u feel safer with them be prepared for a chocked up os.

[LTDHO]

At home I have XP Pro.
I updated with SP2 and the whole think crashed.
Then I was told the SP2 does that.
So I re-installed windows and switched off auto updates.
Runs quick again now.

[EA2BA]

The crash was becuase of the windows automatic updates, that downloaded, then installed and requested a reboot.

[LuvinmyEB]

I just don't take chances anymore, I learnt the hard way.

There was ONE patch I didn't download and install with SP1, my computer ran beautifully, did everything I wanted. That was until some bored little person found my computer and also found that I hadn't installed that last patch and took advantage of it.

I lost 3 years worth of emails, pics, documents. My homepage was hijacked, my desktop disappeared (including all the stuff on it). Basically I was : by a hacker because I didn't have 1 last patch.

[xceler8shun]

Ive had no problems with SP2 or any other updates, no conflicts with hardware or software - im missing out on all the fun

[outside]

Originally Posted by LTDHO

At home I have XP Pro.
I updated with SP2 and the whole think crashed.
Then I was told the SP2 does that.
So I re-installed windows and switched off auto updates.
Runs quick again now.

i also run XP PRO at home with service pak 2 and dont have any problems .
run all the updates , no worries here

[Perana]

I run XP Pro SP2 on 5 PC's here... had no troubles at all !

[12]

Originally Posted by fordel

ROFL, thats the funniest thing i have heard in a while

so untrue

Chris

LOL.. that's what I thought too when I heard of this, but I wouldn't put it pass Microsoft if it is true.

You say it's untrue. How do you come to this conclusion? Can you prove this not to be the case?

[M14A-Mclaren]

I plan to install SP2 at sometime, but I havn't formatted for ages and I dont want to put it on till then and I dont have a good backup method at the moment so I dont want to format either.

[Psycho Chicken]

I went to get a Windows update the other day, it won't let me...."obtained" copy.

Originally Posted by AUGZMK

I was told a while back by a few in the IT game, that when scanning your comp for updates/installing updates, Microsoft actually install little bugs to slow your comp down amongst other little things. Especially if like me, you are still running 98SE and Microsoft will install things to slow your comp, make it freez, ect.. so you'd get annoyed and update to the latest Microsoft op systems. Don't know how true this is, but Billy is no fool and it would not suprise me if it's true.

Not possible, every version of Windows I've used is slower than the last one.

[Donut King]

well I installed the new updates, which promptly torched my windows installation, looks like a long night ahead of me to try and recover it

[rodderz]

My PC crashed also with Service pack 2 last year, running windows XP Pro

Havent installed it again since!

[loxxr6]

Ive had no problems with SP2 or any other updates, no conflicts with hardware or software - im missing out on all the fun

Ditto.

Plus XP runs way quicker than my previous versions.

[paul7v7]

hmmm might install the updates on my test machine first.

[M14A-Mclaren]

Weird that some people are having problems, I installed them and my system runs just as it did before, but supposably more secure.

[MotherNatureVer2]

Originally Posted by niko

win98 dont need updates lol most reliably os he ever made, xp aint to bad, its more maintaing vulnerabilities more so than keeping every update going

till only recent i was running xp with only few worm patches and thats it. no viruses nothing come through (im running firewall and antivirus)

them updates arent all that necasary, but if u feel safer with them be prepared for a chocked up os.

Thats refreshing to hear ..... I tried XP once ......... hated it & went back to 98SE ......... no probs at all ;)

[M&Ms]

i just let the microsoft update site scan my computer for updates and the only one that came up was the sp2 update. No 5 new critical updates to choose from, and I havent updated for around a month now... BTW from what I've been hearing from people on here, I WILL NOT be installing SP2, I'm happy with how my PC functions now :