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In a home environment..
There are two cases:
1)
Users aren't technically adept. In this case, I'd recommend automatic downloading and applying of patches. The chance of a patch seriously harming your computer is much lower than that of viral code (worm, trojan, etc.).

2)
Users that are technically adept (at least one, maintaining the home machine(s)).
In this case, either apply the patch right away and hope it works (can System Restore "uninstall" a patch? Not sure about this one..), or wait for a week or two after the patch has been released. After this period of time, it's highly likely any incompatbility will have been found, and hopefully corrected.. as well, within a 1-2 week turnaround, we usually don't see the worms/viruses. (Of course, if viral code is already in the wild, apply the patch IMMEDIATELY).

Just common sense, I think.. although it seems that many people are lacking it.
Posted by: d_jedi   Posted on: 04/29/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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why is it the same attack is used after the patch?  oldskool | 04/28/04
Message has been deleted.  Chad_z | 04/28/04
wow - what did chad do wrong?  oldskool | 04/29/04
The patch worked!  ShadeTree | 04/29/04
It's going to be a good billing month  Chad_z | 04/28/04
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And in the real world:  kray_z | 04/29/04
Yeah, mine too...  cuervo-gold | 04/29/04
Admit it!  TWRX | 04/29/04
not great, but not bad  shallow_diver | 04/29/04
Non-news . . . . Situation Normal: All F'ed Up....  Plain Logic | 04/28/04
Affirmative... SSDD!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/29/04
Same old story..  d_jedi | 04/29/04
Don't forget the final step...  Zogg | 04/29/04
In a home environment..  d_jedi | 04/29/04
Why home users don't do that  bidemytime | 04/29/04
Re: Why home users don't do that  d_jedi | 04/29/04
And  bidemytime | 04/29/04
think he was talking Service packs 100+ meg  V Sanders | 04/29/04
Better Solution...  rinaldo | 04/29/04
Tell me..  d_jedi | 04/29/04
Clever twisting there.  j.m.galvin | 04/29/04
You're just plain wrong!  ShadeTree | 04/29/04
Oops!  ShadeTree | 04/29/04
Help me out  j.m.galvin | 04/29/04
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Not as many infections = Not poor quality, Swiss cheese...  MacCanuck | 04/30/04
NASA writes plenty of it.  rinaldo | 04/29/04
Heeee Haaaa ho ho ohhhhh my  quietLee | 04/29/04
Didn't the mars rover use win95?  Spoon Jabber | 04/29/04
Bad Example  Outside T. Box | 04/29/04
Two problems with your post.  Laff | 04/29/04
Re: Two problems with your post  d_jedi | 04/29/04
If you trust MS...Autopatch might be  Laff | 04/29/04
If you want to know why administrators wait  doctormoriarty | 04/29/04
Wish you'd tell this to Microsoft.  Yen_z | 04/29/04
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I doubt seriously...  ShadeTree | 04/29/04
I Like The Story  Mike Rotch | 04/29/04
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Let he who is without sin throw the first stone!  ShadeTree | 04/29/04
Hmm...D A E M O N's silent today  Expatriate US Geek | 04/29/04
Good, don't provoke him  Linux_Developer | 04/30/04
No worries here  Enterprise Analyst | 04/29/04
Intersting spin  quietLee | 04/29/04
I would like to see (wish item)  V Sanders | 04/29/04
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