I read somewhere that if the automatic updates service is running and Microsoft really wants to update your machine, that they do it anyway regardless of how you have it set.
************************************************************************ --- On Wed, 5/28/08, Charlie Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Charlie Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [NF] F*cking M$ update > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 2:55 PM > At 10:30 AM 5/28/2008 -0400, MB Software Solutions General > Account wrote: > >John Harvey wrote: > > > It's "Upgrade Tuesday". I think > they do this every Tuesday. > > > > > >More proof that my settings were correct---my PC does > not automatically > >restart every Tuesday night! > > Your safest bet is to get a software firewall (no, MS's > firewall does not > qualify), and basically block everything that pops up that > you yourself > don't recognize/initiate. I've found this is the > most reliable way to have > your OS configuration under your own control in a Windows > environment. > > I believe it may still be possible for MS to even > circumvent other > firewalls, but they haven't done so yet and I'm > pretty sure watch dog > groups would jump on them if they did (but on the other > hand, getting > jumped on by those groups hasn't made MS clean up their > act anyway, so....). > > -Charlie > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
