[opendtv] Re: It's Active X, not IE

  • From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 02:38:06 +0100

There is a work around, Bert.  The service packs and hot fixes that are
automatically served up on Windows or Office update sites are available
through MSDN.  http://msdn.microsoft.com.  However, for the average user,
the only way to use the update functionality is through Windows Update.

This will not turn around the browser wars.  People will not be willing to
pay again for a browser anytime soon.

John Willkie, the jw that did once buy Netscape at retail.  Just for fun.

-----Original Message-----
From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Manfredi, Albert E
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:39 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: It's Active X, not IE


John Golitsis wrote:

> I forwarded the last story to my brother, and he began
> espousing the virtues
> of Mozilla Firefox, so I thought I'd give it a try.  So far,
> I'm thoroughly
> impressed.  There's only 1 web site that I've come across so
> far that has
> insisted on IE.  Firefox is noticeably faster and has the
> neat ability to
> open up new sites in different tabs within the same browser
> window.  I've
> been using it exclusively for the last couple of days and
> intend to continue
> doing so, provided I don't run into any significant issues.

But can it do Windows Update and Office Update?

Back when, I used Netscape Navigator only. Then came Win95,
where if you happened to install IE, even if by mistake, you
were stuck with it. Then came Win98, with its built-in
Windows Update feature, an its built-in IE. It's been fine
all along to install Mozilla or anything else, but to make
use of teh Windows Update feature, unless something has
changed recently, you still need IE.

In any event, it appears that *any* browser with Active X is
vulnerable.

Bert


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