Re: Microsoft OS update question

["Ray Wittrock" <Ray_Wittrock(at)cbc.ca>]

Hi Sean,

Turn off the auto update feature. But update the OS from the MS site.

 

Ray Wittrock
Senior Technologist
Television ENG/EFP Specialist
C.B.C. TV Vancouver,BC
604/662-6860

>>> seanpt(at)telus.net 13/01/2006 2:17:03 pm >>>

Thank you all for the replies.
I normally try to keep the DS off the net and use a loopback adapter to
keep it happy.


Seán Travers
DS Artist
Shaman Digital Media
Vancouver BC.
Canada
604 689 1205
On 13-Jan-06, at 12:51 PM, Chasteen, Howard wrote:

> You can definitely choose to install all so-called "Critical"
> Microsoft updates with no problems. I have not heard of anyone having
> problems with installing all the hotfixes for DS 7.0-7.6
>  
> Beware if your system is on the internet there is a backdoor being
> circulated that tells you that you have  security problem with Window
> XP and you need to "click here". Get your OS updates from MS not some
> interloper.
>  
> Howard
>
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> Of Seán Travers
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 12:41 PM
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Microsoft OS update question
>
> Quick question guys.
> I'm just reinstalling the OS on our DS 7.6 qfe3 and I wanted to
> confirm that microsoft updates should be turn to automatically update.
> I was told this is so last year by a DS techy and I just thought it
> would be a good time to recheck this with the List.
>
> Rain rain go away.
>
> Seán Travers
>
> DS Artist
> Shaman Digital Media
> Vancouver BC.
> Canada
> 604 689 1205