Need advice on Windows

[MuseRider]

Hi all. I HATE windows XP but I have found out that somehow I ended up with a custom edition of Explorer that will NOT come off my computer and I am unable to view many things or download. I have spent hours on the phone with these guys trying to get it figured out so far no good. Anyway, I run Zone Alarm and Spy Bot. I am hoping these will protect me. I refuse to update my windows, I figure if they came out with something good we would not need to do this all the time and I do not trust them not to interfere. Now my friend sent me a warning that she got from Microsoft saying they are monitoring our internet use and if they find a computer that has not updated or is infected they will shut you down. Am I crazy? Has this always been the case? Anyway, mostly I am concerned about the worm, hoping I am protected. Does anyone know what the story is with Microsoft? I'm not liking this.

[RC]

1. Horse puky

"Now my friend sent me a warning that she got from Microsoft saying they are monitoring our internet use and if they find a computer that has not updated or is infected they will shut you down."

Does your friend have any idea how many copies & versions of microshit are being used world wide on the net?

If it sounds to good/bad to be true, it most likely is.

[MuseRider]

3. The message

was from microsoft. I was just commenting on it because I did not know they could do that.

[bowens43]

5. they can't

do that but the updates are, for the most part, GOOD things, not bad. There were a lot of security holes in XP. BTW I like XP.

[CBGLuthier]

2. Your Refuse to Update

Might I suggest you maybe shouldn't be using a computer.


Got some news for ya. ALL Operating Systems since the dawn of time have been patched. And they are very, very complicated things. So I would suggest you wise up and start patching your computer real quick.

And yes, that was a bit of hyperbole but really all modern OSs, Mac, MS, Solaris, Linux are subject to patching. That's just the way it is.

[MuseRider]

4. My, aren't you helpful today?

some of us do other things in our lives and are not really savy to the workings of these computers. I was asking a question in a place I felt relatively safe to be stupid in but I guess that was the wrong thing to do. I never have ever been asked to update my computer and I am not really knowledgable about it but have been using one in my stupid manner for a long time. So, have a nice day.