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April Fools! BitTwiddler | 04/01/04

Okay, I got a good laugh. (nt) el1jones | 04/01/04

Message has been deleted. spinit | 04/01/04

All operating systems use patches Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

But the fundemental difference is that MkIIISupra | 04/01/04

Please identify which patches caused the issue. ShadeTree | 04/01/04

How about SP2 for NT voska | 04/01/04

Your experience is not typical. ShadeTree | 04/01/04

Now recovery options are really nice. nucrash | 04/01/04

Message has been deleted. TrollSlayer | 04/02/04

I refuse to use MkIIISupra | 04/01/04

So then your opinion doesn't matter does it? No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/01/04

I am an American exercising my right MkIIISupra | 04/01/04

Everyone has a right to whine I suppose. No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/01/04

No_Ax MkIIISupra | 04/01/04

Everyone has a right to whine I suppose. bchesmer | 04/01/04

By your own admission ShadeTree | 04/01/04

You can back out a patch?? Iain_Peters | 04/02/04

Lucky you rpmyers1 | 04/01/04

What patches? Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

other then a few compaq's - never seen this V Sanders | 04/01/04

All the patches I have installed worked perfectly Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

All the patches I have installed worked perfectly SC-man | 04/01/04

Just had to point out pschroeder@... | 04/01/04

Just had to point out SC-man | 04/02/04

Hmmm... bchesmer | 04/01/04

Ofcourse and michael-t | 04/01/04

Ready for TRUSTED computing httpd | 04/01/04

just because ryusen | 04/01/04

The April Fool Article cygnet@... | 04/01/04

Microsoft weasels worried about lawsuit? jellyclock | 04/01/04

The Inquirer - Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

So you are asserting in public that they are lying? jellyclock | 04/01/04

Tabloids Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

(NT) Possibley confusing the Inquirer with the "National Enquirer?" :o) Jack-Booted EULA | 04/01/04

Apparently so. Sorry. Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

Actually it's kind of interesting from a legal standpoint j.m.galvin | 04/01/04

To j.m. galvin Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

Denial and avoidance of the issue jellyclock | 04/01/04

The issue Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

If Inquirer says the truth then so does MIB and MIB II ! (NT) Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

Whatever Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

it sounds more like ryusen | 04/01/04

serious ground here bchesmer | 04/01/04

That's not the only reference to this... bchesmer | 04/01/04

Well, think it again cause ... Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

? bchesmer | 04/01/04

Nope rpmyers1 | 04/01/04

So ... Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

Nope rpmyers1 | 04/01/04

Sounds like... pschroeder@... | 04/01/04

Huh? Steve Wood | 04/01/04

that and patches have been free V Sanders | 04/01/04

And your point is what? betelgeuse68 | 04/01/04

with linux, your happy just to get a patch that is easy to install V Sanders | 04/04/04

Remember: Microsoft almost always gets it right eventually marksashton | 04/01/04

damning with faint praise rgriffith64@... | 04/01/04

BWAHAHAHA! Chad_z | 04/01/04

Please share CO_TechGuy | 04/01/04

Time for the ABM crowd to start whining. No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/01/04

Laughing is more like it. Robert Crocker | 04/01/04

Said the Linux supporter. No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/01/04

Actually, I'm more a Java *Nix supporter Robert Crocker | 04/01/04

Time for AX to start whining. bchesmer | 04/01/04

didn't notice any whinning... ryusen | 04/01/04

Linux supporters incapable of applying Microsoft Patches. ShadeTree | 04/01/04

So very true! No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/01/04

Your in denial - and this is an obvious April Fools Joke oldskool | 04/01/04

Thanks for making my point! ShadeTree | 04/01/04

You're making his point j.m.galvin | 04/01/04

Save your breath.... bchesmer | 04/01/04

Of the billions of machines.... ShadeTree | 04/01/04

billions of machines.... bchesmer | 04/01/04

even a virus writer will use it too! oldskool | 04/01/04

You do not have to be an administrator... Iain_Peters | 04/02/04

ShadeTree... bchesmer | 04/01/04

ShadeTree's secret j.m.galvin | 04/01/04

On and running mission critical applications ShadeTree | 04/01/04

Oh I see... bchesmer | 04/01/04

I once caught a whale on a flyf ish rod ... oldskool | 04/01/04

oldskool, please recompute! ShadeTree | 04/02/04

IE and WMP ryusen | 04/01/04

Actually Not! ShadeTree | 04/01/04

What about explorer? rpmyers1 | 04/01/04

Consider me neutral nucrash | 04/01/04

Not true... bchesmer | 04/01/04

is that an attampt at humour? ryusen | 04/01/04

Biggest problem with Windows patching Michael Kelly | 04/01/04

AntiVirus / Firewall patches Ardian Daka | 04/01/04

Contradictory contents and title michael-t | 04/01/04

Tried to build Mozilla 1.6 once... FederalistPaperBoy | 04/01/04

Why did you feel the need to build it yourself? Michael Kelly | 04/01/04

Probably wasn't clear about it... FederalistPaperBoy | 04/01/04

Not too familiar with Mozilla, but... Michael Kelly | 04/01/04

Edit your hosts file Robert Crocker | 04/01/04

Great! FederalistPaperBoy | 04/01/04

download this hosts file and add to yours Iain_Peters | 04/02/04

Mozilla is a browser and MkIIISupra | 04/01/04

I wasn't being particularly observant... FederalistPaperBoy | 04/01/04

ZDNet is getting worse... LISTEN UP! DarbyOhara | 04/01/04

They have pop-ups? MkIIISupra | 04/01/04

Even better... Michael Kelly | 04/01/04

Mozilla does have that feature NT j.m.galvin | 04/01/04

Get a popup blocker pschroeder@... | 04/01/04

I agree jdunn_z | 04/01/04

RE: ZDNet is getting worse... LISTEN UP! mixpix | 04/01/04

Major Turnaround Made bhafner | 04/01/04

Pleased with the progress made Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

I expect them to drive the TRUSTED computing bchesmer | 04/01/04

READ this on the OSS and see how INsecure it is Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

Huh?? bchesmer | 04/01/04

What about OSS Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

Message has been deleted. Monkey_MCSE | 04/01/04

OK, you found a 14 month old article... Michael Kelly | 04/01/04

You are repeating yourself... bchesmer | 04/01/04

Class action Lawsuits resulting from Patches PmAc_z | 04/02/04

Apache Iain_Peters | 04/02/04

Wait 'til XP Service Pack 2 Robert Carnegie | 04/02/04

so its the network doing the scaling not the PC oldskool | 04/02/04

oops ... posted in the wrong spot oldskool | 04/03/04

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