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Talkback Does it work with FireFox and other browsers yet? No? Make that work first, then, perhaps, it's time to reread the above article with new insight.
[May 3, 2007, 23:54]
Can IE7 Pass The Acid2 Test?
Talkback The windowsupdate web site should be able to support non-Microsoft browsers as well. Or else I have to wonder about the development capabilities of those that maintain windowsupdate (or the security of Windows/IE/MediaPlayer itself).
[March 19, 2005, 20:48]
Mikerosoft.ca Magnifies Microsoft's PR Nightmare
Talkback I am twrying to get new windowes updates but when i go to windowsupdate.mikerowesoft.com it do not wet me update. Mike Rowe should setup a sub-domain 'windowsupdate' with instructions how to fdisk windows away and put on Linux or BSD, now thats an...
[January 21, 2004, 22:18]
Windows Client Protection: What Is It, And Should You Care?
Talkback Given Microsoft's monopoly in WindowsUpdate. Does this mean that Microsoft customers will have a choice between the freebie WindowsUpdate and all of the hazzles that come with that. Or the purchased WindowsUpdate that happens to come with yet...
[October 17, 2005, 23:06]
SCO Signs Up First Linux Licensee
Talkback I wonder if it was microsoft who chose to run windowsupdate.com on Linux to secure itself against it's own virus.see this link:http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph? site=www.windowsupdate.com
[August 15, 2003, 20:34]
Microsoft Shuts Down Update Address
News Because the worm is programmed to attack only that address and not the site that it redirects to, the software giant has decided to eliminate the Windowsupdate.com address. One strategy for cushioning the blow was to extinguish the Windowsupdate...
[August 18, 2003, 8:50]
Why Did MSBlast Fail To Take Down Microsoft?
News On 16 August, MSBlast began flooding Windowsupdate.com with a denial of service attack. This minor enhancement means that simply changing the IP address for Windowsupdate.com wasn't sufficient to keep it from being targeted.
[August 28, 2003, 13:30]
Windows Update Flaw 'left PCs Open' To MSBlast
Talkback PD : did you know that windowsupdate.com was running over linux for a while, before changing its domain name? site=www.windowsupdate.com] I think it's time to consider using alternatives OSes. Unfortunately, when people think of computers, windows...
[August 15, 2003, 20:11]
Netsky Attacks: Four Sites Down, One To Go
News It only attacked http://windowsupdate.com, not www.windowsupdate.com. File-sharing network eDonkey's main Web site has been knocked offline following an attack from Netsky, but Kazaa has survived -- so far
[April 8, 2004, 14:35]
Pricing Scuppers Media Player-free XP
Talkback All they need to do is make something a preferred downloadable in WindowsUpdate and voila, instant market.of Windows users that can will install that within the year. Doesn't matter if Microsoft integrates something or not.
[June 27, 2005, 22:43]
Microsoft Gears Up For Worm's Blast
Talkback Hopefully Microsoft updates their DNS, so that windowsupdate.com will be directed to 127.0.0.1. It would be nice if they limited the damage. I mean the Internet is realy slowing down already today because of this shit.
[August 14, 2003, 17:34]
Microsoft's Latest Patches: What You Need To Know
Talkback The only time I use IE is when I go to http://windowsupdate microsoft.com .or to some MAJOR site that requires it . Else - use Firefox. It rocks, and it's faster than IE.
[January 25, 2005, 14:29]
Cleaning Up After The MSBlast Worm
Talkback But, I'm unable to logon to the following web-site as suggested : http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ Hi, I'm trying to clean up the MSBlast worm from my computer. I did delete the file MSBlast.exe from the Registry.
[August 13, 2003, 18:53]
Firefox Loses Market Share
Talkback The only exception being windowsupdate but that site has gotten so slow lately it's actually becoming yet another motivation to switch OS. So far I've been quite capable of finding alternative (more then once even better) sites for sites that only...
[August 18, 2005, 21:04]
Microsoft Hides Behind Linux For Protection
News Microsoft's other option was to take the Microsoft.com Web site off line, which is exactly what the software giant did with Windowsupdate.com after it came under attack from the Blaster worm. Windowsupdate.com is less important to Microsoft's...
[August 27, 2003, 11:15]
Surprise Patch Was Precaution - Microsoft
News On Tuesday night, the software giant's WindowsUpdate and AutoUpdate systems applied a patch to many Windows XP systems to fix an issue that originally was patched in November. A fix distributed to some Windows XP systems earlier this week is a...
[December 12, 2003, 8:55]
RealNetworks Cries Foul Over Microsoft Antitrust Case
Talkback Choice would be to have competitive applications available as a recommened update/upgrade on windowsupdate. Stewart. For one, choice would be not having to pay the Microsoft tax. Choice would be the possibility to completely de-install (not just...
[March 29, 2005, 23:47]
Microsoft Readies August Patches
Talkback What if someone succesfully fakes WindowsUpdate and thus comes in through the front door with all security guards down? But why do these patches still require rebooting? Rebooting isn't such a problem for the seldom used single PC at home perhaps...
[August 7, 2005, 23:35]
Supreme Court Rules Against File Swapping
Talkback Despite their huge R&D budget and total control of the API's (even WindowsUpdate) so they could have done something about that years ago. On another note: is Microsoft in trouble now? Quote: In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled companies...
[June 27, 2005, 21:18]
Trojan Masquerades As Windows Patch
News The attached executable file, named Windowsupdate.rar, appears to be a Windows archive file, a format used to install code on PCs. Microsoft's patch process has spawned an attempt to fool Windows users into downloading and installing a Trojan horse.
[January 27, 2005, 7:55]
