[AccessD] OT, but business related

Susan Harkins harkins at iglou.com
Tue Feb 11 12:38:00 CST 2003


> Yes, but with W2K SP3, it is setup to do this automatically.  My knee-jerk
> reaction was to disable this "evil Bill Gates wants root access to my PC"
> functionality.  As a result, I'm WAYYYY behind in my security patches.
>
> I would be more concerned with the implications of installing questionable
> patches and dealing with the outcomes.  I installed an IDE driver that
> effectively hosed up both my CD-ROMs, and then spent the better part of
the
> evening reversing the process.  Think a client would be willing to pay for
> this additional cleanup?

===============Absolutely -- and the automatic updates can be easily
dismissed -- too many updates are buggy themselves. I never install an
update or patch until it's well established and the problems are known.
You'd simply be sharing the truth with your clients.

Susan H.





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