Hello Fred, The updates issued by Microsoft fix security flaws and other bugs in Windows. It is more safe to install them than not to. It is also best to install them as soon as possible after they are released by Microsoft, because computer criminals often use the information in the security update to figure out how to attack computers that haven't had the update applied.
In the XP start menu select Control Panel, then click Switch to Classic View in the left-hand panel, then select Automatic Updates. The Automatic Updates page allows you to turn automatic updates off, and also has a link to the Windows Update website so you can get updates manually. Once you are comfortable with the concept, I recommend leaving Automatic Updates turned on. I will respond via the reflector in the hope that this information is useful to some other list members. Regards, Paul ZL3IN > Anyone know how safe these automatic Windoze > updates my computer wants to do are? This > would be a GREAT one to respond to directly > and not on the reflector! _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
