On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Charlie Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 09:50 PM 3/10/2008 +0000, Alan Bourke wrote: > >Charlie Coleman wrote: > > > Really? You missed the whole auto-update thing - MS making changes > even if > > > you have allow auto-updates turned off? > > > > >You mean where Windows Update was updating itself and not anything else, > >because: > ... > > >"any user who chooses to use Windows Update either expected updates to > >be installed or to at least be notified that updates were available. > ... > That's just it. I did NOT chose Windows Update. I don't want it. I don't > want MS to touch my configuration. Turned "off" generally means "off" to > most intelligent people. > > ... > >OK, they should have done it a better way but it wasn't applying > >security patches and the like without consent. > > I think you're missing the point. It appears MS believes they have the > right to change anything on your PC any time they want. Read the licensing > agreement - it's all there. > > They can do it any time. "Legally" they can do it. And more importantly, > and what they proved here, is that they have the techniques built in to > Windows to make such changes without raising any warning flags to the > users > and/or IT groups. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Our IT dept rolls out the said updates only on Sat. Never in a weekday unless there is something major that has to be patched. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ 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 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.
