[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > When I get on line I only go to my personal homepage, my > cafepress store, > photo.net, ebay and craigslist. or to look at pics you guys > put up. > > I never go to any sites have anything to do with entertainment or sports - > I don't open attachments or forwarded mail. > > And I'm keeping my old dial up account for email - for a > while at least. > > ann > ======= > That will cover most security holes, ann. It really well -- common sense is > always the best defense. :-) > > I do think, however, some of the MS updates are worth it. The first ones, > later ones often have to do with Outlook and IE. If one doesn't use them the > risk > is much, much less. Especially Outlook.
I would never use OUTLOOK - knowingly anyway! :) I've had the computer less than 2 weeks and already I have had a little pop up window that wants me to "update" lol > > It doesn't hurt to go to the update page occasionally and look over the > patches. One can pick and choose which to install. Many are useless for a > majority > of us. > > I highly recommend though, that you create a system restore point before > downloading/installing any update. Go to help on your XP menu bar, then Pick a > Task, then Tools, then System Restore, then Set a Restore Point. That saves > the > current state of your computer so you can set it back if something goes wrong. > Actually it's not a bad idea to do it before installing any new program. I > forget and don't do it enough. > Now you are talking Greek... even as I write I'll hop over to the other machine and see what you mean... Hmmm still greek -- it doesn't ask for a time or date - it just says give it a name - that I can find later har! at any rate - I still have lots to uninstall before I tell it to restore to any point. Except for speed of connection to the web - which I needed the new platform to make easier, everything else about XP makes me gag. high on the list is the elaborate file find window. oh well, I guess I'll get used to it before I have a coronary :) sigh ann l. > > Yous take yous choice. But always create a restore point first. > > Avast isn't bad. > > Marnie aka Doe > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
