[AccessD] OT, but business related

AFAIK XP Home and Pro do this with the most recent SP.  95, 98, ME: don't
think so.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mwp.Reid at Queens-Belfast.AC.UK
[mailto:Mwp.Reid at Queens-Belfast.AC.UK]
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:50 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] OT, but business related


Brett

What about 

Win XP Pro
Win 98

etc

Can we set this to auto with them?

Martin

Quoting Brett Barabash <BBarabash at TappeConstruction.com>:

> 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?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Harkins [mailto:harkins at iglou.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:35 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT, but business related
> 
> 
> Charlotte, doesn't matter -- people still have to know they should
> download
> them -- and they just don't.
> 
> Susan H.
> 
> 
> > I thought Microsoft had sewn that up with Office Update, Windows
> Update,
> > etc.
> >
> > Charlotte Foust
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Susan Harkins [mailto:harkins at iglou.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:14 AM
> > To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: [AccessD] OT, but business related
> >
> >
> > I heard a commercial for a local company that's advertising a new
> > "service" in the security line -- making sure you have the latest
> > updates, patches, etc. for whatever you're running. Now I had never
> > really considered it, this is just something most of us just take
> for
> > granted -- but the average business with several pc's, but no IT
> > department to speak of could probably use something like this. I
> would
> > imagine many of you could easily add this "service" to your
> repertoire
> > and actually get paid for it.
> >
> > It's easy work -- you already do the research. Why not?
> >
> > Susan H.
> >
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