-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows Update
- From: ~OoO~ <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:42:09 -0500
In theory its good, EXCEPT... in Firefox, it showed me as needing two updates.
In IE it showed me as needing one. Further... the one in IE did not match
either of the two that showed up in Firefox.
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From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Davisunit
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:05 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows Update
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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