Re: zone alarm pro 4 and windows update

From: Nomad (nomad_at_nospam.net)
Date: 08/16/03 

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:50:29 GMT

On 16 Aug 2003 02:00:51 +0200, Anonymous-Remailer@See.Comment.Header
(Fogbottom) wrote:

<snip>
>Well, you're using Microsloth Windoze! ;-)
>
>One of the reasons that there are so many unpatched home
>computers out there is the fact that getting and applying the
>patches is such a pain.
>
>M$ insists that you connect EACH computer to the internet (4 of
>mine don't); that you use Active-X and Internet Explorer (I
>don't), and that you folow THEIR process.
>"Bend over, drop your pants, and we'll service you!"
>
>If they simply issued a freely downloadable .exe file that
>people could pass around, or let the AV companies pass them on,
>most computers would be patched.
>
>I assume that they do this in order to enforce their licenses;
>but this time, at least, it's gonna cost them.
>

You're simply ill-informed. You are still able to download a patch
once and apply it to any pc you want. When you reach the initial
windowsupdate screen, click "Personalize Windows Update" under the
"Other Options" heading. On this screen, check the box beside
"Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog under See Also". Go
back to the initial windowsupdate screen and you'll see a link under
the "See Also" heading which will take you to the Windows Update
Catalog. From there, you can download multiple updates via the
Download Basket and apply them to multiple pc's.

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