From: "Robert Comer" 

Nah, you'd turn off auto updates.  (or at least I would)

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Bob Comer


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message news:445233f8$1{at}w3....
> Good Points.  What would you do put microsoft.com on the blacklist for his
> router?
>
> Gary
>
> "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> news:5d8452tgpjq0p6m5rn1ps709h2gq94d3d4{at}4ax.com...
>>
>> Unplugging the network connection may not be the answer.  He may be
>> using network drives for his process.  What he should do is block
>> Microsoft at his network's perimeter.  There's no reason to allow
>> Microsoft to have such unfettered access within the security perimietr
>> of any network.  It is obvious that Microsoft surely has not earned that
>> level of trust.
>>
>> /m
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:43:33 -0400, "Gary Britt"
 wrote:
>>
>>>I agree with all of that, but if this guy is going to re-run this huge
>>>calculation, then he should be prudent and unplug the network connection,
>>>make sure he as a great UPS that will keep the thing going from the time
>>>he
>>>leaves work till the time he gets back the next day, maybe use a macro
>>>program like "macro express" to periodically save the
work as it goes
>>>along.
>>>
>>>Prudence is good, because Murphy's law will always kick in on something
>>>like
>>>this.
>>>
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:44509a21$1{at}w3....
>>>>A power failure is an accident, a reboot after an auto
update is not an
>>>> accident. A reboot after an unannounced off schedule auto
update that
>>>> brings
>>>> more copy protection to your machine is not an accident and not even
>>>> required and certainly could have waited for the normal
update cycle.
>>>>
>>>> Geo.
>>>>
>>>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in
message news:44503a96{at}w3....
>>>>> Well the lesson from that one is unplug the network
connection on a
>>>> computer
>>>>> that needs to calculate a single project for 2 weeks
without saving
>>>>> its
>>>> work
>>>>> at intermediary points.  Was this computer on a solid
UPS?  Of course
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> not saying its alright for MS to reboot somebody's
computer without
>>>>> their
>>>>> explicit permission, just saying count on stuff like
that going wrong
>>>> during
>>>>> any kind of long unsaved process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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