Ordering Windows Security Update CD (was Re: Microsoft XP SP2)

Adrian Chadd adrian at creative.net.au
Tue Apr 20 06:20:22 UTC 2004



> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Alexei Roudnev wrote:
> > - (1) updates are too big to be diownloaded by modem , which fail every 20 -
> > 40 minutes (which is common in many countries);
> > - (2) if you connect to Internet for update, you are infected by virus much
> > faster than you install update.
> >
> > I saw it. Home user install Win2K, then connect to internet to get update...
> > and catch virus.

.. I almost wonder if AOL would consider shipping windows updates
on their mail-out CDs just as a "friendly" thing to do, unencumbered
by AOLness.



Adrian

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