Ha, that's what you've been doing while gone from 'Poly
Use Windows Update now and download all critical updates unless you want to join the list of people who are affected by the latest worm which crashes Windows. It's spreading at a record pace.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Ha, that's what you've been doing while gone from 'Poly
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Asher, I have set a schedule for when my auto-update feature downloads AND installs them automatically.
This is where an awesome Mark Twain quote would be, but Apolyton says it would be too many lines. :(
How old is the exploit? I seem to have all of the updates installed already and I haven't updated in ages.
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Few weeks.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
what does this virus do? i think i had it...
I just don't know anymore.
haha
Windows 98 rules!
Originally posted by Dissident
haha
Windows 98 rules!
Nothing to see here, move along: http://selzlab.blogspot.com
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Since I try to update every program I've ever owned on a daily basis, I guess I'm in the clear.
How can you live, knowing there's a patch out there you don't have?
Stuck in the Stone Age, huh?Originally posted by Dissident
haha
Windows 98 rules!
XP makes it so much easier to update.
This is where an awesome Mark Twain quote would be, but Apolyton says it would be too many lines. :(
well I refuse to pay money for windows. So I'm stuck for now
Certainly you aren't using an illegal copy, are you?
and yet another advantage of not upgrading is revealed
meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Heh. Somebody tried to get me with this exploit the other day. Tried to install an FTP server in my startup directory...then forgot to put .exe on the end of it so Windows didn't know what to do with it when it restarted after crashing.
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I upgraded, everything except something about microsoft virtual machine, I figured I need it since I don't know what is, so I'm not using it right?
According to the AP, it's already spread into tens of thousands of computers — businesses, universities, home ... you name it, it's spreading. It's calling itself Skynet.
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Does this have anything to do with something that restarts your computer? I've gotten that three times today.
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I have it.
MSBlast/W32Blaster... whatever you want it to call it.
It won't let me update. It stops me every time.
I performed the Symantec removal process for this specific worm. It said it worked. I doublechecked. It said the worm was gone.
But it lives on. And my computer is once again 10 seconds from restarting.
HELP ME!
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it took out Dell tech support. tisk tisk tisk. next time, get critical updates.
"Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)
"I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."
oh, reinstall windows...that will help. Atleast, that's what our tech support did...reinstalled on every computer...
"Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)
"I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."
At least ME isn't on that list.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/interne....ap/index.html
Security experts said the infection, which exploits an unusually dangerous flaw in Windows software...
Win 98.
Win 98.
I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
Win95
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A Win95 owner laughing at othersOriginally posted by Straybow
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What?
Asher.. how do I use windows update? I only just switched back to XP, which is temporary until mandy 9.2 comes along, but still... best of a bad situ, how do I update my system?
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"You can be wrong AND jewish" - Wiglaf :love:
Easy, just go to the list of programs in the start menu, and way at the top will be a link for windows update. Just need to be connected to the internet.
Cool thanks!! Doesn't quite beat apt-get but hey it works.
"I work in IT so I'd be buggered without a computer" - Words of wisdom from Provost Harrison
"You can be wrong AND jewish" - Wiglaf :love:
or go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com (needs to use IE)
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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