[LINK] Microsoft updates

[Stephen Loosley]

Hi there,

Having recently purchased this Compaq notebook, with MS-XP pre-installed,
and having just downloaded and installed 11 Mb of MS 'Critical Updates' one
is then invited to download and install over 60Mb of 'Recommended Updates'.

Some descriptions of some of these updates are a bit of a worry. For example:

"814995: Recommended UpdateDownload size: 994 KB"
This update addresses the "Some Application Compatibility Fixes Stop Working
After You Install the 328310 Update" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 814995. Download now to update application
compatibility fixes. After installing this update, you may have to restart
your computer. 
Read more... "

An update to fix an update?  <really big sigh> PCs (with MS) time-wasters?
Never :-)

Regards all ..
Stephen Loosley
Melbourne Australia