From: "Rich" 

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   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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   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>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  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 less=20
      secure than any other piece of software out there, it's about =
average imo.=20
      What I am saying is I didn't need it or the patches except to run =
this one=20
      program I wanted to try and my issue wasn't even that it's needed =
patches=20
      over it's lifetime but that the current version isn't patched and =
even the=20
      10mb patch wasn't patched.
       
      I do not like the whole idea of =
Windowsupdate=20
      as the ONLY patch method for one reason. Lets see you use it to =
patch=20
      NT4workstation, Win95, Win98, or anything else MS feels doesn't =
require=20
      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 my=20
      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 =
authors=20
      must be to make available a final release that contains everything =
up to=20
      that point and that all copy protection must be removed so when =
the=20
      copyright expires the world can enjoy the product they protected =
with that=20
      copyright for so long.
       
      Geo.<=
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