anonymous
December 11th 03, 07:49 AM
it is toss-up unless you have two-headed coin.
done it both ways with no problems.
probably ok to turn off a-v and/or firewall.
just remember to turn on after.
>-----Original Message-----
>Concerning downloading MS updates. I've noticed several
references to some
>having problems when adding updates while having their
anti-virus programs
>running. I have my a running 24/7 and certainly while on
the net, and have
>had a problem only once, which occurred after clicking
on an update
>announcment in my systems tray. That particular update
failed, so I went
>back and downloaded the same update in the ususal
manner, which was
>successful.
>My question is, should my AV be turned off , or not ?
Just want to cover
>all bases and not cause myself any unnecessary
difficulties .
>
>
>.
>
done it both ways with no problems.
probably ok to turn off a-v and/or firewall.
just remember to turn on after.
>-----Original Message-----
>Concerning downloading MS updates. I've noticed several
references to some
>having problems when adding updates while having their
anti-virus programs
>running. I have my a running 24/7 and certainly while on
the net, and have
>had a problem only once, which occurred after clicking
on an update
>announcment in my systems tray. That particular update
failed, so I went
>back and downloaded the same update in the ususal
manner, which was
>successful.
>My question is, should my AV be turned off , or not ?
Just want to cover
>all bases and not cause myself any unnecessary
difficulties .
>
>
>.
>