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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Thayer Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [NF] Damn M$ automatic update---didn't respect my wishes! On 2/17/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last night, I left my VFP development window open, and a few other > windows, iirc. I know earlier that day I had the yellow shield icon > telling me that there were 10 critical updates to apply, but I kept > putting it off, not applying them. This morning, I see that my laptop > has rebooted. That's not the first time that this has happened. > > Why did it disregard my wishes and decide that it was going to go > ahead and apply the updates anyway and reboot, basically screwing with > the environment I was in? Windows Secrets newsletter had an article about this issue last year: <http://windowssecrets.com/comp/060302/#story1> <http://tinyurl.com/2kuue8> HTH dt -- Dave Thayer Denver, CO [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** 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.
