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From: "Gordon Banks" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] New TMG5.30 problem with name entry screen
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 11:34:13 -0800
In-Reply-To: <002901c28273$6984dc80$1043accf@charliexii>


I agree entirely. If you don't update your system regularly, it will be
vulnerable to viruses. If updates were causing crashes, something is
seriously wrong. Of course with Microsoft, good luck trying to get it fixed
without paying them.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Byram [mailto:]
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 5:26 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [TMG] New TMG5.30 problem with name entry screen


Rick wrote:

> I wouldn't recommend running any updates. Every time I updated WinXP I've
> have to reformat the hard drive and reinstall everything from
> scratch. After the third episode of crashing my system I quit running
> updates. My system hasn't crashed in several months. If it ain't broke
> don't fix it.

This advice is an invitation to disaster and ranks as one of the worse
pieces of advice ever given on this mailing list. And this is not a personal
attack. Please don't take it as so.

First, if updates are associated with system crashes, your system has a
serious problem independent of the updates and needs repair. I would
actually recommend a clean install.

Second, a major component of the Windows updates are _security_ updates. If
you use the Internet and you obviously do, the updates are a major component
of staying in front of the bad guys.

Everyone, without exception, should be updating their operating system
regularly and frequently.

Jim


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