[openbeos] Re: Updating OSes bit by bit (was: Re: Why Windows is aSecurity Nightmare - Has a great idea for us.)

  • From: "Scott MacMaster" <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:27:49 -0400

Sounds like the safe mode with network support option for booting windows.
Hmm, it's never occurred to me to use that option when reinstalling windows.
I'll have to see how it works next time I reinstall windows.


Scott MacMaster

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Hutt" <tdh29@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 9:13 AM
Subject: [openbeos] Re: Updating OSes bit by bit (was: Re: Why Windows is
aSecurity Nightmare - Has a great idea for us.)


> On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 18:12, Juergen Starek wrote:
> > Mat Hounsell <mat_geek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb:
> >
> > > [...]  fix Windows Update so that users aren't forced
> > > to connect to a network to get security updates. Windows update should
> > > encourage users to create a Windows Update CD [...]
>
> Perhaps have the OS run in an ultra-secure mode (*no* services, only
> TCP/IP, etc) until it has all the relevant updates.
>
>
>
>


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