Charles Scaglione (1:106/2000) wrote to Steven Horn at 11:21 on 21 Apr 2003:

 CS> Win2000 is a bit different than XP in the naming of folders. 
 CS> However,  the concept is still the same.  Just make a backup of the
 CS> contents of  the \system32\catroot folder before deleting it. The
 CS> procedure  definitely works with XP Pro and Home.

 CS> MS in their wisdom? has changed the way the critical update page 
 CS> operates several times since last year.  If you've been keeping up
 CS> with  the news on this - the critical update page now transmits
 CS> quite a bit of  data about your hardware back to MS.  Who knows
 CS> what else the "evil  empire" is gathering from your system.  Sounds
 CS> paranoid doesn't it? 

Thanks for the tip.  I'll apply this if I need it.

I normally update with "automatic updates" but I'll pay attention
to data transmission the next time I use the page.  In any case, I can't
get too concerned as the software on my PC is all properly licensed.
 
Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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