From: Ellen K. 

Ugh.

I never use auto-update.  Sometimes being an old stick-in-the-mud is beneficial.

On Wed, 25 May 2005 09:57:18 -0400, "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message :

>I've had two PC require a full wipe and install after auto updates in the
>last month.  I'm seriously not happy about that.
>
>- Bob Comer
>
>
>"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
>news:429334f7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> One thing that's "wrong" currently is that I had to
disable automatic
>> updates.  The last batch rendered my W2K machine I'm typing on unusable
>> (desktop vanished, completely unresponsive, etc) ;->  It
happened a couple
>> of times, then I ripped out a couple of the latest fixes using F8/Safe
>> Mode
>> and everything returned to normal.
>>
>>
>

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