updates and other things

[scot mckay]

I am constantly getting updates almost daily, can you
tell me if these are all legit the logo with no color
looks kind of unofficial.Let me know.
Also i'm having a lot of trouble with microsoft works.
Keeps locking up and glitching. My computer seems slower
and seems to not know what it's doing half the time lots
of glitching around,not as tight as when it was new.
I've increased ram to 768 megs,but still seems slow.
shed any light,
THANKS,
SCOT MCKAY

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Scott;
Updates from where?
Are you referring to the Email with attachments that look like they
are from Microsoft but are not and are actually a virus:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
Delete them immediately.
Microsoft NEVER sends attachments unsolicited.

If you opened one or more you probably have a virus.
Run an updated virus scan or Scan for Viruses online:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp?j=1&langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=NRWFPJUIYCZRWEJGSSK

If you still have issues:
Does this apply:
Some computers have issues with 811493 causing a slowdown, others do
not.
The issue seems to be a conflict with Windows Update 811493 and
antivirus applications.
Similar issues reported with McAfee, Norton, EZ Trust and possibly
others.
Uninstall 811493 from Control Panel Add/Remove Programs.
If a warning comes up about other applications, ignore it.
Uninstalling through Add/Remove Programs is far better than System
Restore to remove an application or fix.
Microsoft has stated they are working on the cause, so hopefully we
will get some definitive solution real soon.
Watch this link for status changes on this patch:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=819634

Otherwise:
Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files"
Run Defrag.
If you have file sharing software such as Kazaa, disable it.
Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/ (Update if you already have it)
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/ (Update if you already have it)

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"scot mckay" > wrote in message
...
> I am constantly getting updates almost daily, can you
> tell me if these are all legit the logo with no color
> looks kind of unofficial.Let me know.
> Also i'm having a lot of trouble with microsoft works.
> Keeps locking up and glitching. My computer seems slower
> and seems to not know what it's doing half the time lots
> of glitching around,not as tight as when it was new.
> I've increased ram to 768 megs,but still seems slow.
> shed any light,
> THANKS,
> SCOT MCKAY