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If you are unlucky enough to be one of the many people who installed a Microsoft
patch only to discover it caused problems with your computer, this article could
come in handy.
Gregg Keizer, "How To Uninstall A Microsoft Patch," TechWeb News, 21 April 2006,
http://www.techweb.com/wire/186500738 (31 October 2006).
Important: If you are using a router that offers additional
ActiveX filtering, you will no longer be able to run Microsoft
Updates with the filter enabled. You must disable (remove
the check beside) any ActiveX filter on your router in order
to update Microsoft products.
Microsoft Security Home Page
http://www.microsoft.com/security/
Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Updates
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.asp
Microsoft Office Download Center
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/
Microsoft Windows Update Page http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/
Turn Off File Sharing in Windows
You mayor may not have file and print sharing enabled on your Windows computer.
One of the changes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is that it includes the
Windows Firewall, which is enabled by default in both the Home and Pro editions.
And by default Windows Firewall blocks printer and file sharing, which is the
appropriate setting for most home users. Unless you need it, and you probably don't
on your home computer, leave file and print sharing disabled.
However, if you turn off the Windows Firewall in order to use a better firewall, you
may need to disable file and print sharing manually in order to thwart such cracking
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