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Old August 13th 14, 01:19 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Keith Nuttle
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Default MS 8.1 Update

I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical and
one optional update. The optional update is as large as the several
critical updates.

Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to the update, I was slightly disappointed.

After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.


Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't
say Yes
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Old August 13th 14, 01:43 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Texas
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Default MS 8.1 Update

On 8/13/2014 7:19 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical and one optional update. The
optional update is as large as the several critical updates.
Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all of the hype leading up to
the update, I was slightly disappointed.
After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.
Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I been tricked into download
near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't say Yes


Has there ever been instances of any malware delivered via the official Windows Update process?


  #3  
Old August 13th 14, 02:00 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default MS 8.1 Update

Keith Nuttle wrote in news:lsfl44$jje$1
@speranza.aioe.org:

Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't
say Yes


Just more MS update BS. You could have skipped it.
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Old August 13th 14, 02:39 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Keith Nuttle
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Default MS 8.1 Update

On 8/13/2014 9:00 AM, Zaky Waky wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote in news:lsfl44$jje$1
@speranza.aioe.org:

Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't
say Yes


Just more MS update BS. You could have skipped it.


The thread is going in a direction that was never intended. I hope
every one knows what :-).

I have been working with computers since about 1983, and am well aware
of what to down load and what not to down load. If there ever comes a
time when we can not trust a MS update to be free of viruses and
maleware, we are all in big trouble.
  #5  
Old August 13th 14, 03:12 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Zaky Waky
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Default MS 8.1 Update

Keith Nuttle wrote in news:lsfpql$uvk$1
@speranza.aioe.org:

On 8/13/2014 9:00 AM, Zaky Waky wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote in news:lsfl44$jje$1
@speranza.aioe.org:

Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't
say Yes


Just more MS update BS. You could have skipped it.


The thread is going in a direction that was never intended. I hope
every one knows what :-).

I have been working with computers since about 1983, and am well aware
of what to down load and what not to down load.


snip

So why did you ask such a stupid question?
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Old August 13th 14, 03:14 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default MS 8.1 Update

Keith Nuttle wrote on Wednesday 8/13/2014 8:19 AM:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical and
one optional update. The optional update is as large as the several
critical updates.

Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to the update, I was slightly disappointed.

After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.


Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't
say Yes


From what I have been reading, the original expectations were major for
this update, but since that, or maybe now that reality has set in, the
actual update #2 (fall update) is much less if nothing to mention.

At least that seems to be my take on reading stories about the web.

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Old August 13th 14, 03:55 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default MS 8.1 Update

On 2014-08-13 8:43 AM, Texas wrote:
On 8/13/2014 7:19 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical
and one optional update. The
optional update is as large as the several critical updates.
Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to
the update, I was slightly disappointed.
After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.
Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download
near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't say Yes


Has there ever been instances of any malware delivered via the official
Windows Update process?


LOL, no. However, some updates have reportedly bricked some systems.

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Old August 13th 14, 03:56 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
A
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Default MS 8.1 Update

Texas wrote:
On 8/13/2014 7:19 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical
and one optional update. The
optional update is as large as the several critical updates.
Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to
the update, I was slightly disappointed.
After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.
Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download
near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't say Yes


Has there ever been instances of any malware delivered via the official
Windows Update process?



WGA and WGA/N are the only ones I recall. ;-)

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Old August 13th 14, 04:25 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Keith Nuttle
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Default MS 8.1 Update

On 8/13/2014 10:56 AM, A wrote:
Texas wrote:
On 8/13/2014 7:19 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical
and one optional update. The
optional update is as large as the several critical updates.
Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to
the update, I was slightly disappointed.
After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.
Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download
near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't say Yes


Has there ever been instances of any malware delivered via the official
Windows Update process?



WGA and WGA/N are the only ones I recall. ;-)

It is illegal to make jokes on this newsgroups, there are some people
who do not understand jokes.

In every situation you have two options. Laugh about it or cry. I
prefer to laugh.
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Old August 13th 14, 04:28 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
A
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Default MS 8.1 Update

Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 8/13/2014 10:56 AM, A wrote:
Texas wrote:
On 8/13/2014 7:19 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical
and one optional update. The
optional update is as large as the several critical updates.
Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to
the update, I was slightly disappointed.
After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.
Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download
near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't say Yes


Has there ever been instances of any malware delivered via the official
Windows Update process?



WGA and WGA/N are the only ones I recall. ;-)

It is illegal to make jokes on this newsgroups, there are some people
who do not understand jokes.

In every situation you have two options. Laugh about it or cry. I
prefer to laugh.


Or hide the "update".

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  #11  
Old August 13th 14, 05:37 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default MS 8.1 Update

Keith Nuttle wrote:

I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical
and one optional update. The optional update is as large as the
several critical updates.

Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from
all of the hype leading up to the update, I was slightly disappointed.

After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.


Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please
don't say Yes


For a few minutes after installing these updates I had a warning on the
speaker icon in the system tray, telling me that the audio service was
not running. Strange though, the sound was actually working. I was in
the process of looking around to see what could be producing the
warning, when it just vanished.

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Old August 13th 14, 05:45 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
. . .winston
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Default MS 8.1 Update

Keith Nuttle wrote:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical and
one optional update. The optional update is as large as the several
critical updates.

Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to the update, I was slightly disappointed.

After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.


Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't
say Yes



Hi, Keith

Nothing earthshaking for this update (aka August update and incorrectly
referred to as Update 2). Some under-the-hood and some features.

MSFT lingo
qp
..customers can expect that we’ll use our already existing monthly
update process to deliver more frequent improvements along with the
security updates normally provided as part of “Update Tuesday.” So
despite rumors and speculation, we are not planning to deliver a Windows
8.1 “Update 2.”
/qp

In this case those features/improvements appear to be centered on only a
few areas
- touchpad, Miracast Receive, Login prompt delay for online Sharepointe.

Afiacs, any significant changes won't be available until next year
(April 2015) when Windows 9 (or whatever its called) will hit GA
(General Availability) after RTM (Release to Manufacturing).




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Old August 13th 14, 05:47 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
A
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Default MS 8.1 Update

.. . .winston wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical and
one optional update. The optional update is as large as the several
critical updates.

Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to the update, I was slightly disappointed.

After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.


Has this upgrade gone that smooth that no one had problems, or have I
been tricked into download near 400 MB of male ware. ;-) Please don't
say Yes



Hi, Keith

Nothing earthshaking for this update (aka August update and incorrectly
referred to as Update 2). Some under-the-hood and some features.

MSFT lingo
qp
..customers can expect that we’ll use our already existing monthly
update process to deliver more frequent improvements along with the
security updates normally provided as part of “Update Tuesday.” So
despite rumors and speculation, we are not planning to deliver a Windows
8.1 “Update 2.”
/qp

In this case those features/improvements appear to be centered on only a
few areas
- touchpad, Miracast Receive, Login prompt delay for online Sharepointe.

Afiacs, any significant changes won't be available until next year
(April 2015) when Windows 9 (or whatever its called) will hit GA
(General Availability) after RTM (Release to Manufacturing).





Do you know if Windows 9 will be a rental?

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Old August 13th 14, 06:13 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default MS 8.1 Update


"Keith Nuttle" wrote...
I downloaded the MS up date yesterday it comes with several critical and
one optional update. The optional update is as large as the several
critical updates.

Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to the update, I was slightly disappointed.

After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.



Update for Windows 8.1 (KB2975719) failed
but I had to update Adobe Shockwave.

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Old August 13th 14, 06:14 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default MS 8.1 Update

On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:19:19 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

Once applied I did not note any obvious differences. In fact from all
of the hype leading up to the update, I was slightly disappointed.


Isn't that always the case? ;-)

After the update I had to update Adobe Shockwave.


I think you mean Flash Player, but in case you do mean Shockwave: try
uninstalling it. There's a good chance you don't need (same thing with
Java).

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