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| 181192 | 2003-10-08 06:53:00 | So you can still apply MSWindows updates without using IE, correct!! | mark.p (383) | ||
| 181193 | 2003-10-08 07:25:00 | > bollocks! > > windows update site uses activeX which Opera dosn't > have . however you can download the updates manually > from MS . Bollocks yourself! It is possible to download updates (yes, manually) using Opera just like the other person said you can . ActiveX isn't required to do so . Check it out for yourself . ;-) |
Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 181194 | 2003-10-08 07:41:00 | >t is possible to download updates (yes, manually) using Opera but windows update site will not scan your pc and tell you what patches you need. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 181195 | 2003-10-08 07:58:00 | > > t is possible to download updates (yes, manually) > using Opera > > but windows update site will not scan your pc and > tell you what patches you need. True. But it isn't essential to have your pc scanned in order to obtain patches. You can pick out the ones you want yourself and install them yourself - no big hardship for those who have the smarts to use an alternative browser to IE. ;-) |
Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 181196 | 2003-10-08 08:20:00 | as much as i dislike IE for most people its still best to have it installed (certain games/ progs and even some antivirus require it to be installed :( ) even if they use another browser. running windows update is still a far easier way to get the required updates. tho i do recommend downloading the redistibable vers which saves redownloading after a windows reinstall. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 181197 | 2003-10-08 09:16:00 | " recommend downloading the redistribute vers which saves redownloading after a windows reinstall " Often seen this comment made, would appreciate a couple of pointers how to do this as reapplying updates after an install is pretty tedious, and I guess there will cone a time when "older" Windows OS updates become harder to find. Cheers |
Ichthus (165) | ||
| 181198 | 2003-10-08 09:33:00 | > Often seen this comment made, would appreciate a > couple of pointers how to do this as reapplying > updates after an install is pretty tedious, and I > guess there will cone a time when "older" Windows OS > updates become harder to find. Go to the Windows Update Site Select "Personalise Settings" Select the "Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog " option Save settings Now, under the See Also panel, is a link to Windows Update Catalog. Selecting this, and following the links takes you to all the updates. Select what you want, it packages them and you download them. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 181199 | 2003-10-08 10:02:00 | Excellent, under my nose all the time... Thanks godfather for the guidance. |
Ichthus (165) | ||
| 181200 | 2003-10-08 23:24:00 | > as much as i dislike IE for most people its still > best to have it installed (certain games/ progs and > even some antivirus require it to be installed :( ) > even if they use another browser. running windows > update is still a far easier way to get the required > updates. tho i do recommend downloading the > redistibable vers which saves redownloading after a > windows reinstall. |
Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 181201 | 2003-10-08 23:48:00 | Darn it, slip of the fingers - pressed Post message by accident instead of clicking in edit box . :D tweake you have talked yourself right around in a full circle eg > tho i do recommend downloading the redistibable vers which saves redownloading after a windows reinstall . That is what a lot of us do instead of using the auto update or running windows update . The argument was that it is not necessary to use IE to download the updates manually, you can use Opera or another browser to get them . I was not aware of that until Tony pointed it out yesterday . No one was disputing the fact that it is still best to have IE installed even if one does not actually use it . I will be cheerfully using Opera or Mozilla to downloads the MS updates from now on and IE can sit there sulking for all I care . :-) |
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