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| From | "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.tech.digital-tv, comp.sys.laptops, alt.computer.workshop |
| Subject | Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update |
| Date | 2011-12-19 04:00 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <jcn1vs$s0n$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <9l60svFjrlU1@mid.individual.net> <4eeeacbf$0$19563$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net> <VA.00000bd3.004239f5@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
In news:VA.00000bd3.004239f5@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk,
Roderick Stewart wrote:
> In article <4eeeacbf$0$19563$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net>, Tazz wrote:
>> The whole Windows Update thing scares the #ell outa me. How they can
>> change OS files and settings while the OS is still running and being
>> used and supposedly not affect any other software stuff.
>
> They don't. If an upgrade includes files that are being used, you have
> to restart your computer to allow the new files to be used and the old
> ones to be deleted.
>
> Rod.
Tazz is very smart. As any programmer that is worth a damn knows that
making any changes to an OS carries a risk. OS are written to minimize
such problems, but there is no way to eliminate all risks. So it is
always best to have a backup plan if an update goes wrong.
There are tons of examples where this is true. For example my
KW-TVUSB506RF-PRO tuner driver breaks if used on anything higher than XP
SP2. So can OE6 break with XP SP3 as well. As it can hang on compacting
on the folder.dbx file due to changes in SP3. And I am sure somebody
could write a book on why updating an OS can break your OS and
applications.
--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3
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Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-12-18 11:28 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-18 05:48 -0600
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-18 13:07 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-18 07:44 -0600
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Daniallo <I@think.not> - 2011-12-19 12:19 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-20 14:51 -0600
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 13:38 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-20 14:11 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update John <not@telling.com> - 2012-04-20 16:59 +0100
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-04-20 13:33 -0700
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update CJB <chrisjbrady@gmail.com> - 2012-05-17 10:50 -0700
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update James <noone@nowhere.net> - 2011-12-18 11:52 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-12-18 11:59 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-18 12:38 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-12-18 23:17 -0400
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk> - 2011-12-19 08:56 +0000
Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-19 04:00 -0600
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