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Forum Thread: Patching XP
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| peder
| Patching XP
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by peder on 27th Nov, 2008 21:26
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I've been searching for an alternative to Windows Update, and thought this was it. But apparently not. Why isn't Windows patched?
Shavlik's Google Gadget updater is so far the only useful one available to home users, but Secunias interface is a lot better. |
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| tridom
| RE: Patching XP
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by tridom on 27th Nov, 2008 21:30
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on 27th Nov, 2008 21:26, peder wrote:
I've been searching for an alternative to Windows Update, and thought this was it. But apparently not. Why isn't Windows patched?
Shavlik's Google Gadget updater is so far the only useful one available to home users, but Secunias interface is a lot better.
PSI doesn't actually do the patches. It relies on the vendors, so if you go to patch Windows, it will use Windows Update from Microsoft.
I don't quite understand why you want a third party program to do the updates?? |
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| peder
| RE: Patching XP
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by peder on 27th Nov, 2008 21:46
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The reason I want an alternative is that you don't really need the marketing gimmicks that comes with it such as the Genuine Advantage check. Using Shavlik you're sure to only download security patches. |
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| YoKenny
| RE: Patching XP
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by YoKenny on 27th Nov, 2008 22:23
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on 27th Nov, 2008 21:46, peder wrote:
The reason I want an alternative is that you don't really need the marketing gimmicks that comes with it such as the Genuine Advantage check. Using Shavlik you're sure to only download security patches.
Only paranoid people and those with illegal copies of XP will be worried.
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1. Windows 7, 64bit, 4GB RAM, avast! V5 beta3, Browser Defender™
2. XP Pro SP3, 32bit, 768MB RAM, avast! V5 beta3 Pro, Browser Defender™
with IE8, MBAM, and WinPatrol PLUS |
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| peder
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by peder on 27th Nov, 2008 23:26
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It is hardly paranoid to seek a third party alternative to Microsoft. I'd think all the open source people would agree with that. |
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| YoKenny
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by YoKenny on 28th Nov, 2008 01:02
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What is stopping you from going "Open Source" and not using anything from Microsoft?
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1. Windows 7, 64bit, 4GB RAM, avast! V5 beta3, Browser Defender™
2. XP Pro SP3, 32bit, 768MB RAM, avast! V5 beta3 Pro, Browser Defender™
with IE8, MBAM, and WinPatrol PLUS |
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