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Alex Nichol
July 13th 04, 12:34 AM
Bolivia wrote:

>How necessary is it to upgrade the Active X and drivers
>in XP?
>
>Sometimes I hear people say negative things about Active
>X and was just wondering if I should upgrade them at all.

There are places that use Active X (largely Microsoft ones) so you need
it around; and if you have it around should update the security matters

>Also, since I'm on the subject of updates, is it likewise
>necessary to update the Suggested Updates for Windows XP?

Read the blurb on each and decide if it is relevant to *you*


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

Alex Nichol
July 13th 04, 01:28 AM
Bolivia wrote:

>How necessary is it to upgrade the Active X and drivers
>in XP?
>
>Sometimes I hear people say negative things about Active
>X and was just wondering if I should upgrade them at all.

There are places that use Active X (largely Microsoft ones) so you need
it around; and if you have it around should update the security matters

>Also, since I'm on the subject of updates, is it likewise
>necessary to update the Suggested Updates for Windows XP?

Read the blurb on each and decide if it is relevant to *you*


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

Alex Nichol
July 13th 04, 02:29 AM
Bolivia wrote:

>How necessary is it to upgrade the Active X and drivers
>in XP?
>
>Sometimes I hear people say negative things about Active
>X and was just wondering if I should upgrade them at all.

There are places that use Active X (largely Microsoft ones) so you need
it around; and if you have it around should update the security matters

>Also, since I'm on the subject of updates, is it likewise
>necessary to update the Suggested Updates for Windows XP?

Read the blurb on each and decide if it is relevant to *you*


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

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