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770705 2009-05-03 11:18:00 earlier today was reading April Netguide, a letter, page10, "Microsoft mischief"
this evening opened computer, notification of new updates - i don't know a good one from a bad one so downloaded them, excepting IE, i use Firefox
later opened OE and what do you know? no content in "Utube Folder"
opened Windows Media Player and some album content gone
there is no recent updates mentioned in "Add or Remove"
seems there is a faulty update as mentioned by the letter writer, as these problems are similar to his
can anyone please tell me what's wrong?
where is the OE folder contents?
why aren't the updates recorded?
jayal (1291)
770706 2009-05-03 11:41:00 Well before you update or install any updates (IF you have no idea what it is or does), if it appears in the shield on the taskbar, click on the update / and the link. Then go to the site, and read what it does and what it may do (the issues)

It depends on WHAT the actual update was he downloaded and installed, and what it was supposed to fix (or screw up). Some updates (if you go to the link on the MS site), do say they may affect something one way or the other

Depending on WHAT OS he had and WHAT Service pack was installed. Unless you tick show updates in add/remove programs (if youve got the right SP), you wont see the rest of the updates
Speedy Gonzales (78)
770707 2009-05-03 12:13:00 thanks Speedy, I do check what they are but usually i'm none the wiser
I seem to recall something about Media Player so that would answer that part
I have updates ticked and have SP2 - maybe i need SP3?
what about the folder content in OE? where would that go?
I tried a system restore but that didn't return them
jayal (1291)
770708 2009-05-03 12:18:00 So, what was the KB of the update you installed?? Speedy Gonzales (78)
770709 2009-05-03 12:27:00 dunno, there's no record of them and when i click on the yellow shield the window gives me two options, express install & custom install, that's all - so there must be more to install or the others didn't install or -- blowed if i know jayal (1291)
770710 2009-05-03 19:25:00 dunno, there's no record of them and when i click on the yellow shield the window gives me two options, express install & custom install, that's all - so there must be more to install or the others didn't install or -- blowed if i know

If you click on custom install it give you a list of updates it's downloaded and is about to install :thumbs:.
davidmmac (4619)
770711 2009-05-03 21:47:00 great David, pretty simple really when you know how
8 security updates, 2 XP updates & a malicious software removal tool
all seem pretty innocuous so may as well get them and see what eventuates
jayal (1291)
770712 2009-05-04 08:36:00 are you still there Speedy? - still wondering where the contents of the OE folder went/are - any thoughts on that? jayal (1291)
770713 2009-05-04 08:40:00 Well I cant help if you cant remember what update/s you installed Speedy Gonzales (78)
770714 2009-05-04 08:56:00 You may possible be able to system restore back to before the updates were installed Blam (54)
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