Oh ! No ! Yet Another Microbloat Critical Update !

[tony23]

Urgent . Critical Update for users of windoze

Users of Windows machines are urged once again to do the microsoft two step and update the latest security patch. Issued Sept. 10 2003

"New threats to your computer's security like Blaster and Sobig are emerging all the time. Use the links below to install the latest Microsoft® Windows® and Microsoft Office updates and to help ensure that your computer is protected."


Install the update below, and then take three steps to help Protect Your PC.

Quote Microsoft

"Why We Are Issuing This Update.
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a computer running Microsoft® Windows® and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft."
 

This is yet another critical update for users of windows OS

here....
http://www.microsoft.com

here...
http://www.microsoft.com/security/

and here...
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-039.asp

Follow the Microbloat road...

[tony23]

Hi Kees,

Quote..
Thnx for the warning  :-)

No prob / your welcome, better  warn others, don't want to see eveyone getting hacked or whatever.
I didn't know where to post it though, maybe put it up as news ?

[tony23]

@ that_punk_guy

Hey thanks, just made me think to check the size of my system,When I first installed XP Pro I thought a 6 Gig drive would be sufficient, but no..

My XP Pro with all updates and patches now weighs in at 5.55 Gigs. All my programs are on a separate drive but windows still puts a lot of files onto the system disk. Seems I've got some serious cleaning up to do on the system disk now because I need some free space for the VM.

 Even though the original install took about 3 Gigs of space it has grown this large in no time at all. XP would be even more of a nightmare if you had to install from floppies. :-x

Anyways thanks again punk_guy . : )

Now I'm off to stop this OS from bloating anymore.
Anyone got a hammer ?

[tony23]

Hi leander,

 I should clarify that my XP Pro is the IBM version and not the regular XP or XP Pro ,this could be some of the reason for the extra bloat as IBM includes some of their own software in the package. But it does seem odd that it is so huge.

My Amiga OS2.1 system is about 20Mb with a lot of patches and other stuff thrown in there. Big difference compared to XP.

 You'd think things would get smaller in a more technically advanced world. But no.... they bloat to humungus proportions.  :-P