Re: Microsoft updates: a bad thing?

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:29:15 -0400

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:09:49 GMT, "carabelli" <redslaz3@att.net.not>
wrote:

>
>> Its possible to get malicious code by downloading NOTHING and opening
>> NO ATTACHMENTS, GIFS, etc.
>
>Or if you have a 16 yr old
>
>> THE FIX
>>
>> Its also simple to ROLL BACK to a previous operating system date (as I
>> did to 07/31/2004) and eliminate the virus.
>>
>
>I'll bite, what OS, using a restore point? I have learned more about XP in
>the last few weeks than I ever wanted to know.
>
>carabelli
>

I have WinXP and HP 'puter. So I do it through HP, but I know its an
XP function. I went to a seminar around a year ago and the folks at
Microsoft were touting that feature.

I am going to find where to boot it up without HP as a real-world
friend asked me the same question.

Joel

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