Well, they did change mine, or I have a virus that causes no problems other than changing the look and feel of Windows XP Pro and does not show up with any AV software. Removing the previous six months of updates at the time did not change it back. I can assure you that there have been no further Microsoft updates on this system, although it keeps telling me I should update it, even though I have all updates turned off. If my user software was not so highly customized, I would reload from scratch and never let mickey shirt (sic) do anything to it at all. If I did that I probably would run a bootleg copy that MS would refuse to update. I also had to do some pretty heavy registry editing to keep XP from annoying me constantly. I only went back to Windows because some software that synced other equipment was only available for it, and PS, otherwise I would still be running some form of unix that I can compile to work exactly the way I want it.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Bob W wrote: >> - >> If I use the auto stuff I don't have to think about it at >> all - that's a plus, >> but if the UPDATES change the way I use the computer, I >> dont' want them. >> > > They've never changed the way I use mine. I don't know why you think > they would. It's a fundamental principle of good user interface design > that you don't mess with somebody's settings without their permission > and without resetting them when you're done. Microsoft are generally > pretty good at sticking with this, although other companies are pretty > shocking sometimes. > > >> If all the updates that are automatic are about security, >> I'm fine with that. >> > > I suspect that you can set it up so that it only takes security > updates automatically and nothing else. However, that is not > guaranteed to be effective for ever. > > >> But you will forgive me if I have gotten a new computer and >> within two days >> I'm getting a message that I should "update" the system. >> > > This is bound to happen and it's no different in principle from having > an 'errata' slip in a book. The software is under continual > development for one reason or another and it doesn't take very long > before the current version is later than the version that was > installed on your new PC - it just wants to bring you up to the latest > version. > > >> I won't really be on my new server until tomorrow. >> >> I just really hate what the internet has become - another >> form of "entertainment" >> peppered with commercials ad nauseum. >> > > Me too. > > Bob > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
