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bymar
AskWoody LoungerI have followed and tried to understand which updates should be downloaded but am still in the dark….
I have Win7 64k and the following updates are in the update list;
kb4048957, kb4055o38, kb2952664, kb890830.
OK now which ones should download and install?
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerJuly 27, 2017 at 11:06 am in reply to: MS-DEFCON 3: Some lingering problems, but it’s time to get Windows and Office patched #126645What the h*** is BSOD?
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerThis is unbelievable, even for Microsoft. I sure hope Woody can sort them out.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerWOW…..Welcome to the real world……………….
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerMay 8, 2017 at 8:52 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 2: Time to temporarily block Windows Update – and ignore KB 3008923 #113473I have 2952664 installed in my Win7 system and wonder if I should uninstall it.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerI installed KB2952664 on my Win7 computer and would like to know if I should uninstall it?
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerOK, I’ll just live with it.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerMarch 3, 2017 at 5:21 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 5: Rare opportunity to get Windows and Office completely patched #98648I give up……I am having problems trying to find which updates for my Win7 computer that I should download and install.
The new Woody format makes it very difficult to find anything pertaining to Win7.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerFebruary 15, 2017 at 9:35 am in reply to: February 2017 Adobe Flash Player security updates available #94338Is Flash Player still on the don’t install list?
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerOctober 17, 2016 at 9:53 am in reply to: Must-read interview with President Obama on AI and the future #31335Or increase that by at least 50%.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerI also say go for it.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerOctober 15, 2016 at 12:26 pm in reply to: Microsoft Update Catalog now works with any browser #31498I thought that after 30 years using Windows that I would know what to do with updates to my Win7 x64 system but all the conversations don’t help.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerWoody, I just wanted to offer condolences to the man that your family liked.
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerOctober 10, 2016 at 3:25 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 2: Get patched, and turn off Automatic Updates #32365OK….I just changed from Check for Updates but let me install to your recommended Never check for updates. So where do we go from here?
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bymar
AskWoody LoungerThanks, Woody, you always come through.
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