argh, I left auto updates on vista..

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So how else should we go about updating the OS they THEY created?

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Uhmm maybe for like every OS in the world you could go to a website and read actual problem descriptions and see if they applied to your situation before just giving them permission to have their way with you and do whatever they want with your system?

And read post #4 LOL

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Obviously in post 4 there was a problem. I've never had windows update screw me like that, and I install pretty much everything that applies to my system. You just bash windows for no good reason it seems.

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It did the same thing to my system man... I was folding away, happy as a lark. I didn't check it until this morning around 7 or so. I guess our buddy DesertFox didn't read that you just forgot to turn the autoupdates off. Oh well, reading comprehension isn't for all of us.

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This is the [email protected] section, lets please leave the OS fan boy arguments to the OS sections of the forum, thank you.

Jason, I'm not bashing Windows at all... just that update... and I was bashing EA customer support if you really want to get picky....lol

or pickier... maybe he was talking about the other dude since he quoted him....lol

To input into argument about auto updates... I think they're a great idea and here is why:

Look at our audience here. Everyone here is good about updating, security - generally keeping healthy systems (minus the meat-heads putting systems in freezers... great post today on that!)..

But the general public is a different story. I work for a software company and see it all the time. Out of our thousands of customers, we still have crazy librarians using the DOS version of our software - it's 2009. Our software doesn't run the system, or affect your operations... however - your OS can.

So auto-updating everyone helps get them a step closer to closing the security gaps that XP, and it's predescessors had shown. If you don't force feed people, sometimes they won't eat - even if it's in their best interest.

With the way these viruses and malware spread - any attempt at closing as many security gaps within an OS and forcefully deploying it makes sense for the population as a whole....

So don't blame MS, blame the idiots who made these viruses such an everyday occurance that made this an inevitability.

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Does any other OS have a 90% market share? Didn't think so, you can troll elsewhere now.

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There's options under the preferences to adjust that.

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If you go into preferences you can change the update interval, I have mine set to every 5 minutes, same as the time I have my clients to save my work in case of a crash.

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Yes there were 3 major security updates and an update to the WMSM Tool.

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Thanks hopefully my rig is ok, seemed like it booted and hibernated properly after the fact... 2nd half of naxx tonight lol

Desertfox get over yourself and your "Solaris" what would be the point of developing a virus for an OS that only is used by people who are smart enough to catch the problems anyways?

Holy Elitist Jerk Batman

I did the same thing! Knew what it was before I turned the monitor on, that room is usually 80+F. This morning it was as cool as the rest of the house. Oh well, luckily on 3 hours of folding, although it appears I lost 88% of a VMware 1920 pointer.

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It's not a troll, MS-fanboi. MS days are numbered. And Winbloze isn't an OS, it's GUI malware with a EULA LOL.

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So use 'em instead of unzipping your pants for your god over in Redmond.