-=PCTechTalk=- Re: window updates?

  • From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:44:58 -0500

how do you know if you have the net 3.5 update?  I do not see that mentioned 
in my control panel under add/remove programs in looking at windows updates.

christy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:14 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: window updates?


> Sandy,
>    Are you positive that this one you 'weren't interested in' was a
> Microsoft update?  I'm extremely curious as to what it was since that 
> method
> (tell me, but don't automatically install) only presents the Critical ones
> and those are being offered in order to protect you and your system from
> crackers or newly discovered bugs.
>
>    The idea behind having Windows Updates tell you that something is
> available but not install it automatically is to give you the opportunity 
> to
> make sure there are no known problems with the offerings.  You can do that
> by asking right here in the group, but you need to handle them right then
> and there.  Setting up the options like this is not meant as a way to put
> off getting your system patched.  In just about all cases (the .NET 3.5 
> one
> is a rare exception), the only things you will be offered through that 
> small
> yellow shield in your Notification Area are the ones that are rated 
> Critical
> and the faster you can get them installed, the safer your system will be.
>
>    If you now have it set to install them without asking, then yes, you're
> basically only getting the critical patches.  I am VERY curious, however, 
> as
> to why you don't also have this .NET 3.5 update.  Maybe it's only being
> offered to those who have their WU set to ask for permission first.  Very
> odd!       lol
>
>
>    And I'm sorry to hear about your frozen pipe adventure.  We go through
> that all the time here in Michigan, but we're used to that and take 
> measures
> every year to prevent it from happening.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
> http://www.bornagainamerican.org
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "WhatzForDinner" <whatzfordinner@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PcTechTalk" <PcTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 4:04 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: window updates?
>
>
>> hmmmmmmmmmm.............sunshine yes............warmth??  except for the
>> last couple of days being back in the 70's, we've just had a few of our
>> worst hard freezes in years.  I have tons of plants that got hit :-((
>> True we don't "usually" have snow, but it gets cold........at least to 
>> me.
>> the one morning it was 17 and my pipes froze and the poor pump was 
>> running
>> "hot" and I had to quickly turn off the breaker.  around 1:30 finally the
>> water had thawed in the pipes and I could turn the pump back on.  just
>> hope we don't have lasting damage from it overheating.  the next 2 times,
>> we remembered to have our water running so that wouldn't happen again.  I
>> was so sick that morning too................and had to run outside in 
>> that
>> freezing cold with a coat on over my pjs and run around the house to make
>> sure no pipes had actually burst, then go to the pumphouse (what's left 
>> of
>> it, lol) and access the situation........good thing i have the knowledge
>> to know what to do in these situa
>> tions, lol.  experience is a great teacher.  right now we're in the 
>> middle
>> of several days of rain and gloom.  i just hope we don't have any more of
>> that awful subfreezing weather.
>> I have quite a few .net items, but nothing that says 3.5........one that
>> says 2.0 something or other.  i found it to be easier to just let it
>> update itself.  i wasn't doing that at first and several times a day that
>> darn thing would interrupt me saying i needed to update and i don't
>> remember what was showing, but it was something i wasn't interested in,
>> but it just kept popping up there anyway and i was tired of that.  as far
>> as i know it's just critical updates that automatically download and
>> install anyway................right?
>
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