John Colby
jcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Aug 13 08:25:07 CDT 2003
Yea, the problem with that theory though is that the warnings to not install don't get issued until enough users have installed that the issue is discovered. Since I am getting notification of the update within hours of it posting, I either have to not install it for a fixed period, or I am one of those doing the testing and finding the issue. John W. Colby www.colbyconsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Wortz, Charles Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:16 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Windows updates - was RE: [AccessD] martin's problem - SOLUTON John, It is good that you have it set up to ask before install. I subscribe to several newsletters that have issued warnings about botched updates from M$ that they recommend one should not install unless one suffers from a particular problem. Unfortunately, M$ is not known for thoroughly testing their patches before releasing them to the public. So more than one patch has been issued to repair problems created by prior patches. Charles Wortz Software Development Division Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701-1494 512-463-9493 CWortz at tea.state.tx.us -----Original Message----- From: John Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Wednesday 2003 Aug 13 07:51 To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: RE: [AccessD] martin's problem - SOLUTON Windows has a little client program that sits in the toolbar, loaded when windows loads. It checks for updates automatically and offers a choice of "install automatically", "Ask before install", and "jump off a bridge". It works very well. I have all my systems set up to download and then ask before install. Not sure why I do that as I always just install them anyway. At any rate, my computers are always up to date. John W. Colby www.colbyconsulting.com _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com