Canadian
Sun Apr 18 17:30:29 CDT 2004
Tom Pepper Willett wrote:
> It's like installing new programs or software on your computer. Running
> auto protect can cause problems.
>
> I have encountered many people who have run the updates while auto protect
> has been on, and they have been badly corrupted.
>
> Not to say that everyone will. I personally don't like to take the chance.
>
> Tom
> "Canadian Cowboy" <canadian.cowboy_at_sasktel.net> wrote in message
> news:1085nvtf3egig01@corp.supernews.com...
> | Tom Pepper Willett wrote:
> |
> | > ...plus, if they are installed without first turning off your virus auto
> | > protect, you risk a good chance of corruption. That's why I, too,
> prefer to
> | > do them manually.
> | >
> | > Tom
> | >
> | > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> | > <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> message
> | > news:ueNZ93VJEHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> | > | Bill wrote:
> | > | >> -----Original Message-----
> | > | <snip>
> | > | Generally it is best to have them downloaded
> | > | > and installed automatically so you are up to date as soon
> | > | > as MS releases the patches.
> | > |
> | > | Actually, I prefer "download and prompt to install" - I like to have
> more
> | > | control over updates.
> | > | >
> | > | > -Bill
> | > |
> | > |
> | >
> | >
> | Hi Tom.
> |
> | I have never turned off my virus auto protect when installing Windows
> | updates (patches). I have never encountered a problem with any Windows
> | maintenance that I have applied. I am running Windows XP Home Edition,
> | and Norton Systemworks Professional 2002, if that makes any difference.
> | It is easy enough to turn off the Norton auto protect. I have never seen
> | anything in any Windows patches that required you to temporarily disable
> | your virus auto protect.
> |
> | Cheers,
> | Canadian Cowboy.
>
>
Hi Tom.
It is good advice to shut down all other programs when applying patches
to the Windows XP operating system. Of course, I have backups to fall
back on, if I totally screw up my system. Never had to make use of them
yet, though. (Knock on wood.) Could it be that Microsoft has made
Windows XP more stable and robust that previous versions of Windows and
thus, installing patches isn't ask risky as it used to be? (I know, what
planet am I living on? grin)
If I may, I would like to suggest some software for Windows XP that you
and others might find of interest. A guy named Mike Lin has created two
very useful tools for Windows XP: Startup Control Panel and Startup
Monitor. The Start Control Panel is a way to administer all of the
startups on your XP system, for all users and the 'system' and 'default'
categories as well. The Startup Monitor, alerts you every time any
process tries to add something to the Windows registry to run
automatically. If you reply 'no' to the window program, the registry is
not updated, although the program making the request things that the
register was updated. This one program has been very useful to me in
preventing startups that I did not want running, such as the startups
for REALPLAYER. You can find out more at Mike's web site. Here is the
URL:
http://www.mlin.net/
Cheers,
Canadian Cowboy.