fartness
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| What about new bugs? what happens when the latest thing comes out and messes everyone's computer? They would have to send out CDs every month, correct?
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX
| Re: What about new bugs? More like you would to to Microsoft website and get the latest updates that aren't on the CD. The CD isn't the end all for Windows updating. It's just a way for dialup and non-Internet users to get all the current updates without having to download massive megs of data. | |
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DrTCP
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| Re: What about new bugs? said by SRFireside  :
More like you would to to Microsoft website and get the latest updates that aren't on the CD. The CD isn't the end all for Windows updating. It's just a way for dialup and non-Internet users to get all the current updates without having to download massive megs of data.
It is also a convenient way to bring a newly installed PC (close to) up to date. You don't want to spend time or your bandwidth for downloading older patches for each one of your PCs right. I ordered one for myself. | |
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | Re: What about new bugs? You are absolutely right. I ordered one myself for the exact same reason. | |
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brandon
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Hurley, MS | Re: What about new bugs? as did I. | |
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GNXPower
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| Of course it didn't take long for someone to bitch about Microsoft handing of free CD copies of the patches.
If you're worried about it, don't get one.
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| keyboard5684
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1 edit | Re: What about new bugs? True. Microsoft could start handing out free new computers will Linux on it and someone would find something wrong with it.
Wait till the responses build up. You will see post like "This must be another way for Microsoft to take over the world" or "it must be a way for Microsoft to install new spyware on your computer to report all your activities to major league baseball". | |
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join:2001-03-13
Saint Louis, MO | Re: What about new bugs? i see something wrong with it microsoft is trying to cut costs
p.s. one of first posts on this forum | |
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brandon
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Hurley, MS | Re: What about new bugs? since when is cutting costs a bad business practice? | |
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Hellrazor
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Abyss | With the way things go with MS, my bet is the cd will have a virus on it plus the fixes. Good lucking figuring out which is which. | |
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| jram
join:2003-08-06
Albany, NY
| Re: What about new bugs? I have never never seen microsoft give anything away for nothing,there has to be a reason..Think how much this is costing them
millions of people will jump at this,their not even charging S+H..
I wouldn't trust them, I want to pick out my own updates,you don't know what's on that disk,people say that it's good if your buying a new machine,when I got my machine I had the latest updates ,any good place will do that. Mine was stamped the day they built it,updates the next day and shipped the following day..Of course I will get it to have,but won't use it..I'll wait for the same people that are saying how great it was getting something for nothing complain about it .In this world you don't get anything for nothing except spy-ware.Just my 2 cents. | |
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ArchAngel21x
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| Re: What about new bugs? It's no different than AOL shipping out all those CDs, with no guarantee that anyone will sign up. Not to mention Microsoft is in a much better position to lose money. Besides, if they get nothing else from it, it's great PR. Look, Microsoft cares so much about it's users it will ship this out for free. I am sure that is what their marketing dept is thinking anyway.
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Sarick
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USA | Yes there is a reason..
You will also receive a free antivirus and firewall trial software CD. | |
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX
| Re: What about new bugs? said by Sarick :
Yes there is a reason..
You will also receive a free antivirus and firewall trial software CD.
And free trials always lead to an offer to buy. Sarick you might be onto something. | |
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join:2003-08-06
Albany, NY
| Re: What about new bugs? You will also receive a free antivirus and firewall trial software CD.
I think it's EZtrust Armor,it's free for a year..Then you have to pay..
I had it on my laptop at work,I kept getting a true vector error,come to find out it's the virus engine..Uninstalled the program,no more blue screen of death..I think the CD is mostly to help dial-up people that can't ever get it right downloading those big updates,the screensaver will come on, knocked off line,many reasons. | |
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sycocowz
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Ottsville, PA | I got a free mouse from microsoft awhile ago 
also the beta of windows xp 64bit edition | |
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damox
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| said by fartness :
what happens when the latest thing comes out and messes everyone's computer?
Well since the updates are only thru October 2003, any "new bugs" would be old bugs, and they've likely already been addressed. I am not sure when the CD came out, but it probably wasn't in October. According to Microsoft's information on the CD, the date of the CD seems to be February 20, 2004. That means that any bugs would have already been fixed. It would be unlikely for Microsoft to release a CD of updates through last October, that still contained bugs. The reason I say that, they could have well included November and December, on the CD, but it was probably in testing during that time. That's my take on it anyway.
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Hayward
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| said by fartness :
what happens when the latest thing comes out and messes everyone's computer? They would have to send out CDs every month, correct?
This is still a great help to early XP adopters with ORIGINAL (Non SP) XP CD's and need to reinstall. Even with broad band and rebooting it can take HOURS to do.
Having all the patches to date on CD would be a great help.
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