CPHennessy wrote:
> On Friday 20 April 2007, + Toni Pickard wrote:
>   
>>  [ MODERATED ] ********************
>> hello, i was downloading openoffice and i think the download had just about
>> finished when i got a warning dialogue box saying "unknown publisher!
>> trying to gain access to your computer!!!" - or something like that, and
>> asking whether to allow it in.  it's a new computer with windows vista on
>> it and maybe msn is just trying to keep me from using open office, but of
>> course i was uncertain and didn't allow access.  the download disappeared -
>> so i figured then it must have been you (though it didn't say so).  and
>> then when this email box finally opened, once again i was warned, but this
>> time i took my courage in my hands and allowed it in, and there you were. 
>> so should i just ignore this stuff or what?  i would like to have open
>> office, but feel a bit daunted.  i'm over 60 and not from the computer
>> generation and have no sensible intuitions about all this.  also, reading
>> the FAQ's you have was also somewhat daunting.  can you encourage me in
>> general and reassure me in particular about these warning messages?  toni
>> pickard
>>     
>
>
> Sometimes Microsoft "warnings" can be very misleading.


Like the phony warnings, when Windows 3.1 was installed on DR-DOS.


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