Re: Microsoft Security, Et Al., Updates To Avoid Bloatware?

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Thank you.

I don't really have an OE problem -- just an Inquiry.

Earl Grey of World War I fame? <g>

The man who said, "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see
them lit again in our lifetime." ?

["Comment [3 August 1914], standing at the windows of his room in the
Foreign Office, London, as the lamplighters were turning on the lights in
St. James Park. War was declared at 11 P.M on 4 August 1914.]" (Bartlett's)

Or just the tea?

DSH

"Earl Grey" <Earl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eIGNUjuHHHA.4216@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hello again:

If you follow the links provided for each update you'll get sent to the
Microsoft web site for a detailed explanation of each update. A lot of
geek to me, but you may understand it.

I'm sorry I can't help you with your Outlook Express problem, since I'm
not experiencing it myself. I suggest asking about it in the newsgroup for
Outlook Express.

Earl Grey

D. Spencer Hines wrote:

Yes, I understand all that.

I installed seven of the "Critical Updates" but not IE 7.0, which is
bloatware and not Ready For Prime Time either.

I have installed IE 7.0, tested it twice and deleted it twice.

The "Details" at the Microsoft Update site are VERY sketchy and don't
really provide much Enlightenment.

Bloatware is any piece of software that is overloaded with all sorts of
bells, whistles and marketing come-ons which any intelligent person
eschews. Bloatware also runs slowly and clunkily -- even on a new
machine.

I notice that since I installed the Outlook Express Update my .bak files
are all deleted in OE, each time I close the program, and sent to the
Recycle Bin -- as well as other .bak files.

What's the purpose of that?

DSH

"Earl Grey" <Earl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O2iWq$tHHHA.4112@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi:

The Microsoft Update web site has links that describe all these updates
in detail, so you may decide whether they meet with your approval.

The only updates that are really necessary are called Critical Updates.
It's up to you to decide what else you want to install.

I'm sorry that I'm not able to advise you on so-called bloatware, since
one person's bloatware is another person's worthwhile addition. Once
again, only you can decide if something is right for you.

Most updates can be uninstalled through Add or Remove Programs. If an
update cannot be uninstalled (without restoring a backup) the notes to
the update will advise you of this.

Earl Grey

D. Spencer Hines wrote:

Microsoft has just come out with a slew of Security, et alia, updates
for XP and associated programs.

I found myself installing NINE of them.

Are these the essential security, et alia, updates that one needs to
avoid the excessive bloatware of Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media
Player 11.0?

The Essential Core as it were -- without all the bells, whistles,
marketing dodges and pure bloatware of IE 7 and WMP 11?

DSH


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