FilePro Happy faces

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, Anthony Terrible wrote:

> Well my take on these things is if it isn't broke, don't fix it. I have
> several machines that don't even have SP1. Why? They run just fine. I
> recently bought a new machine (coming into the 21st century) and against my
> wishes I had to load SP1 because the USB ports wouldn't work without it. I
> don't upgrade my software, I don't upgrade my OS's, heck I don't even
> upgrade my machines, the one just replaced was a 233mhz. It ran just fine in
> fact in some instances it runs better then the one I'm using now a 3gig mhz.
> It's kind of like chasing your tail, what are you going to do when you catch
> it?

If you study the list of things fixed in Windows updates, you will find
that well over half of them are security fixes. That is, Microsoft finds
or hears about holes, and fixes them. Often when a hole is reported, and
exploit appears in VERY short order.

By not installing security updates, you leave yourself vulnerable to
hacks, virii, worms, etc., that might a) damage your own systems, and/or
coopt your system into an attack on other sites.

If your machine is isolated from the world, I could condone an attitude
such as you express, but if it's connected, I don't think it's wise or
helpful.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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