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For some odd reason .... My WinXP Pro won't go to UPDATE anymore ... says that the Admon (who is me!)
disabled the function ..... Does anyone know how I can re-enable it?

Thanks .... (e-mail address removed)
 
Zorro said:
For some odd reason .... My WinXP Pro won't go to UPDATE anymore ...
says that the Admon (who is me!) disabled the function ..... Does
anyone know how I can re-enable it?

Thanks ....
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Try:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316524

And if you start getting emails from someone claiming to be "Microsoft" and
containing attachments - ERASE THEM. You used your real email (maybe) and
you WILL get spam.
 
Shenan Stanley said:
And if you start getting emails from someone claiming to be
"Microsoft" and containing attachments - ERASE THEM. You used your
real email (maybe) and you WILL get spam.
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Not necessarily. I use my real Email address for every post, and I
get neither viruses nor spam because my Email service filters them.
If yours does not, maybe you should try a different service.

I like to see real Email addresses because some replies are best kept
private. I hate all this "don't use your real Email address!"
advice, because it amounts to an admission that the spammers have won.
And I refuse to admit that, especially while there is a better option.

Just my (way off topic) $0.02.

- Pat
 
Shenan said:
And if you start getting emails from someone claiming to be
"Microsoft" and containing attachments - ERASE THEM. You used your
real email (maybe) and you WILL get spam.
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Not necessarily. I use my real Email address for every post, and I
get neither viruses nor spam because my Email service filters them.
If yours does not, maybe you should try a different service.

I like to see real Email addresses because some replies are best kept
private. I hate all this "don't use your real Email address!"
advice, because it amounts to an admission that the spammers have won.
And I refuse to admit that, especially while there is a better option.
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Patrick,

You are correct, for the most part. However, the majority of the people I
give this advice to WILL start getting more spam because they posted without
knowing any better and the majority of them are getting popups, messenger
spam, viruses and spy/malware and are asking advice about that now. The
chances they have a decent spam filter service (either through their ISP,
email provider or on their computer) is slim.

Therefore I think it best they know of the dangers.
 
Shenan Stanley said:
Patrick,

You are correct, for the most part. However, the majority of the
people I give this advice to WILL start getting more spam because
they posted without knowing any better and the majority of them are
getting popups, messenger spam, viruses and spy/malware and are
asking advice about that now. The chances they have a decent spam
filter service (either through their ISP, email provider or on their
computer) is slim.
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Yeah, I was more expressing frustration than really trying to argue.

Maybe suggesting that people use "munged" addresses
(...REMOVETHIS@...) provides a reasonable compromise? Un-munging is
not so bad, especially compared to being unable to send a personal
reply at all.

- Pat
 
Shenan said:
You are correct, for the most part. However, the majority of the
people I give this advice to WILL start getting more spam because
they posted without knowing any better and the majority of them are
getting popups, messenger spam, viruses and spy/malware and are
asking advice about that now. The chances they have a decent spam
filter service (either through their ISP, email provider or on their
computer) is slim.
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Yeah, I was more expressing frustration than really trying to argue.

Maybe suggesting that people use "munged" addresses
(...REMOVETHIS@...) provides a reasonable compromise? Un-munging is
not so bad, especially compared to being unable to send a personal
reply at all.
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Agreed. I prefer to be able to send them emails myself - un-munging is not
so bad and when I think it is necessary (I don't in every case) - I will
start suggesting they use munged addresses instead of "purely" anonymous. =)
 
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