At 01:14 PM 8/15/2011 -0500, Stephen Russell wrote: >Date of that article is 2007. Most of us no longer have this issue. > >Some do because they may have never turned it off. ...
I'm not sure what you're talking about. I responded to someone that said they "...have never seen..." MS do a screw-you-bypass install before. I showed him one of the links to prove they had. And in that case happened to get caught at it. Next, if you're saying people "... no longer have this issue..." because they've turned off auto-updates, well, that's the point. You're deluding yourself. MS can do it again at will. This latest round may be a bit different - aka "supposed to notify before install" but this time didn't notify. Maybe those that have auto-updates turned off didn't get this particular install. It's still clear MS can choose to ignore whatever "system" setting the user sets in Windows. And then if you're saying some people experienced the screw-you-bypass install because they "...may have never turned it off..." that wasn't the point of the discussion at all (assuming you meant they did not turn off auto-updates). I think everyone realizes if you enable auto-updates you get what you ask for - that is, auto-updates from MS which may or may not hose your system or apps. -Charlie ... >On Aug 15, 2011, at 12:21 PM, Charlie Coleman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > At 08:41 PM 8/12/2011 -0400, Ken Dibble wrote: ... > > > >> I have never seen Windows 2000, XP, or 7 experience a "forced update" when > >> automatic updates is turned completely off (I've never seen Vista do > > ... > > > http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/microsoft-updates-windows-without-users-consent/ ... > > The crux of the issue is that you cannot trust MS to regulate itself, > and I > > doubt you can protect yourself from MS with just software measures on the ... _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
