Guest Eric Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 I'm running Windows 2000 with SP4 & Update Rollup 1. I have a dial-up connection with a firewall and I never use Internet Explorer or Outlook Express. I'd like any advice on additional patches or updates that would be considered absolutely "essential" to have.
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Re: Need Advice on Updates Hello Eric, Even if you not use IE or Outlook express, Virus, spyware etc. can also reach you over mail or if you just connected to the internet and use misconfigured system files that are repaired with security patches etc. So update the system, but NOT without saving your data before, that you can be sure you can still access them if something fails during the update. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > I'm running Windows 2000 with SP4 & Update Rollup 1. > I have a dial-up connection with a firewall and I never use > Internet Explorer or Outlook Express. > I'd like any advice on additional patches or updates that would be > considered absolutely "essential" to have. >
Guest philo Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Re: Need Advice on Updates "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message news:ff16fb66933ee8ca5acebdb79fb0@msnews.microsoft.com... > Hello Eric, > > Even if you not use IE or Outlook express, Virus, spyware etc. can also reach > you over mail or if you just connected to the internet and use misconfigured > system files that are repaired with security patches etc. So update the system, > but NOT without saving your data before, that you can be sure you can still > access them if something fails during the update. > I agree. With Win2k ...all critical updates should be applied > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > > > I'm running Windows 2000 with SP4 & Update Rollup 1. > > I have a dial-up connection with a firewall and I never use > > Internet Explorer or Outlook Express. > > I'd like any advice on additional patches or updates that would be > > considered absolutely "essential" to have. > > > >
Guest Roger Fink Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Re: Need Advice on Updates There is an extension for Windows computers using Firefox, IE Tab, which allows you to access and do what you need to do on IE-only sites, including Windows Update. Long story short - put a WU bookmark in Firefox, click it, and you will be able to run Windows Update even though there is no visible Internet Explorer in either your Firefox user interface or your W2K GUI. I've tried it, it works. http://ietab.mozdev.org/ Eric wrote: > I'm running Windows 2000 with SP4 & Update Rollup 1. > I have a dial-up connection with a firewall and I never use > Internet Explorer or Outlook Express. > > I'd like any advice on additional patches or updates that > would be considered absolutely "essential" to have.
Guest sherwindu Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Re: Need Advice on Updates Hi Eric, I also am running windows 2000 with SP4. I have been keeping up with all the recommended updates, but I wonder if their has been some negative effects. My PC has slowed down appreciably. I know it not a virus having scanned it both with Norton and AVG. I frequently clean cookies and defrag the disk. Since I have not added any new hardware and the PC seems to be ok, I suspect these updates, but have no way to prove it other than backing them all out with no assurance that will help. Sherwin Eric wrote: > I'm running Windows 2000 with SP4 & Update Rollup 1. > I have a dial-up connection with a firewall and I never use > Internet Explorer or Outlook Express. > > I'd like any advice on additional patches or updates that > would be considered absolutely "essential" to have.
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