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AskWoody_MVPRead Welcome for general, all-purpose instructions about the site:
https://www.askwoody.com/welcome/Read MS-DEFCON System for general instructions on when to patch:
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AskWoody LoungerA warm welcome to all new posters!
First rule of any forum: read the FAQs. Only thing is, where are they? Not enough forums have a link for them on the front page. It’s all there, but not all in one place. For example, you’ve got the welcome link, and then there are threads like this one.
My humble suggestion, Woody, is that there be a “FAQs” link on the bar at the top of the page; it could be a depository of all the questions that newbies are likely to ask.
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