IP: XP Updates Start to P.O. Users

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Gunnar Helliesen <gunnar () bitcon no>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:33:31 +0200 (CEST)
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: XP Updates Start to P.O. Users


<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52108,00.html>

"One of the purported user-friendly features of Microsoft's new operating
system is turning out to be user-annoying.

As many as three times a week, on average, XP users see a little window
pop-up at the bottom of their computer screens announcing the availability
of another new update for their system. This plethora of patches has left
many users wondering whether their hard drives are big enough to handle
'Trustworthy Computing.'

Users also complain that several of the patches made their systems
unstable. And some were annoyed by the many-megabytes worth of available
patches for what they feel are unimportant applications such as games and
file-sharing applications, believing that Microsoft should instead focus
on fixes for crucial security holes.

Security experts say that the auto-update feature is good in theory, but
doesn't work as well as it should. In some cases, the updates have even
interfered with previously installed security patches, leaving supposedly
protected machines open to malicious hackers.

Experts also confirm that many serious holes in Microsoft programs remain
unpatched and wonder when the much-touted Trustworthy Computing initiative
will have measurable real-world results. [...]"


Gunnar

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Gunnar Helliesen   | Bergen IT Consult AS  | Open Source activist
Systems Consultant | Bergen, Norway        | Jaguar Enthusiast
gunnar () bitcon no   | www.bitcon.no/~gunnar | Märklin collector



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