Keith Roberts wrote: > On Sat, 9 Jul 2011, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: >> There is "Autopatcher" software, free. It downloads all updates from M$ >> site you might need and then you start the process of silent >> installation of patches. It can take 3-4 hours to update everithing (IE, >> Adobe, .Net, ...) but there are not many reboots, 2-3 maybe, depends. >> When you reboot just start paching process again and it will pick where >> it left off. > > Oh yes! I have heard about that before. All needed M$ > updates on a CD or DVD. So you can update without having to > do the downloads? Thanks for reminding me about that one > Ljubomir! It is not only CD/DVD. They were baned from distribution of M$ files, so you download Autopacher app (~700KB) and it will download everything you need. I keep it on USB flash, but DVD also works. > The only good thing I can say is there is quite alot of > good GPL'd applications for Windoze on sourceforge and > other websites. > There is also Comodo firewall (with some anti-malware addition). Not GPL but very much free:http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/firewall.php I am mantioning it because he irritates me when he starts to check every app I start. Annoying Security software is often better. But enough abput Windows or we will be flogged by folks here :-D Ljubomir