-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows Update
- From: Davisunit <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:04:35 -0400
Here's a Firefox/Windows update site http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/
Terry
ted wrote:
>For those, like me, who weren't aware and wondered when we couldn't update.
>cheers ted
>
>EXTRACT FROM KIMKOMANDOS NEWSLETTER
>The new Netscape, version 8, uses the best qualities of Internet
>Explorer and Firefox. The latter does not work with ActiveX controls,
>which are often used by attackers. That makes it safer than IE.
>But some sites require ActiveX ability. One such is the Windows Update
>site. Firefox won't work there.
>
>However, Netscape does. When it determines that a site is safe, it uses
>the ActiveX component in Windows to access the site. When going to
>unknown or unsafe sites, it refuses to download ActiveX controls.
>
>Netscape now belongs to America Online. One review I saw complained
>that the AOL presence was heavy-handed. It didn't seem that bad to me.
>So judge for yourself. You can download the free browser at:
> http://browser.netscape.com/nsb/download/default.jsp
>
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