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Re: [LUG] Updates or no!

 

kevin wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 05:20 +0100, Simon Waters wrote:
>   
>> kevin wrote:
>>     
>>> I advise all Windoze users to Switch off updates for just this reason.
>>>       
>> I strongly feel you do them a disservice with this advice.
>>     
> 90 % of my work with users PC's is Broken windows BSOD after some sw
> change.  Mostly by MS or virus.
I would agree with that, in fact on my own system when installing 
Windows not only do I turn off Windows Update but I also go through all 
the Services Microsoft think you need and turn off the ones I definitely 
don't.

http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp

Kind regards,

Julian

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