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right now I'm a home user...

Geo.
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:428f57e1{at}w3.nls.net...
     You have the choice to use whatever method you want.  For home =
users I think that Windows Update is the best method and the only one I = recommend.

  Rich

    "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:428f2b57$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    re windowsupdate, right, there is office update as well..

    Actually I didn't mean to say WU is the only patch method, what I =
was saying is that dependence on it as "your" only patch method
is a bad = idea.

    Geo.
      "Rich"  wrote in message news:428e029f{at}w3.nls.net...
         I didn't say they don't matter.  Read what I wrote.

         Windows Update is not and has never been the only source for =
updates.

      Rich

        "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:428dbbca{at}w3.nls.net...
        Rich,

        If they don't matter then why did I have to download a 10mb =
patch and then a 1.5mb patch? Also don't misunderstand what I'm saying, =
I'm definitely NOT saying that the .NET framework is less secure than = any
other piece of software out there, it's about average imo. What I am =
saying is I didn't need it or the patches except to run this one program =
I wanted to try and my issue wasn't even that it's needed patches over =
it's lifetime but that the current version isn't patched and even the =
10mb patch wasn't patched.

        I do not like the whole idea of Windowsupdate as the ONLY patch =
method for one reason. Lets see you use it to patch NT4workstation, =
Win95, Win98, or anything else MS feels doesn't require support anymore.

        If when MS made that decision they put all the patches for these =
products on some website/ftpsite and did it in a nice organized way to =
take care of the remaining customers still running these products then I =
wouldn't have the issue but just go and try to reinstall NT4ws and patch =
it today and well you'll certainly understand my point then.

        If it were up to me, there would be a law that says when a =
software product is EOL'ed, the final act of the authors must be to make =
available a final release that contains everything up to that point and =
that all copy protection must be removed so when the copyright expires =
the world can enjoy the product they protected with that copyright for = so
long.

        Geo.
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right now I'm a home =
user...
 
Geo.

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:428f57e1{at}w3.nls.net...
     You
have the choice to =
use whatever=20
  method you want.  For home users I think that Windows Update is =
the best=20
  method and the only one I recommend.
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
    wrote in message news:428f2b57$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    re windowsupdate, right, there is =
office update=20
    as well..<g>
     
    Actually I didn't mean to
say WU is =
the only=20
    patch method, what I was saying is that dependence on it =
as "your" only=20
    patch method is a bad idea.
     
    Geo.
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:428e029f{at}w3.nls.net...
         I
didn't say they =
don't=20
      matter.  Read what I wrote.
       
        
Windows Update is =
not and has=20
      never been the only source for updates.
       
      Rich
       
      

        "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
        wrote in message news:428dbbca{at}w3.nls.net...
        Rich,
         
        If they don't matter then why =
did I have to=20
        download a 10mb patch and then a 1.5mb patch? Also don't =
misunderstand=20
        what I'm saying, I'm definitely NOT saying that the .NET =
framework is=20
        less secure than any other piece of software out there, it's =
about=20
        average imo. What I am saying is I didn't need it or the patches =
except=20
        to run this one program I wanted to try and my issue wasn't even =
that=20
        it's needed patches over it's lifetime but that the current =
version=20
        isn't patched and even the 10mb patch wasn't =
patched.
         
        I do not like the
whole idea of =

        Windowsupdate as the ONLY patch method for one reason. Lets see =
you use=20
        it to patch NT4workstation, Win95, Win98, or anything else MS =
feels=20
        doesn't require support anymore.
         
        If when MS made that decision =
they put all=20
        the patches for these products on some website/ftpsite and did =
it in a=20
        nice organized way to take care of the remaining customers still =
running=20
        these products then I wouldn't have the issue but just go and =
try to=20
        reinstall NT4ws and patch it today and well you'll certainly =
understand=20
        my point then.
         
        If it were up to me, there =
would be a law=20
        that says when a software product is EOL'ed, the final act of =
the=20
        authors must be to make available a final release that contains=20
        everything up to that point and that all copy protection must be =
removed=20
        so when the copyright expires the world can enjoy the product =
they=20
        protected with that copyright for so long.
         
        Geo.

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