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PA Bear [MS MVP]
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> I have no antivirus programs currently installed, nor any anti-malware
> programs, including Defender.
Sorry, your on you own here, Bob.
Bob wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:42:46 -0500, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> wrote:
>
>> Did Windows Update offer .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or KB951847? Open IE to
>> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, select the CUSTOM option & scan: Is
>> the
>> update still being offered and/or does the Update History section
>> (left-hand side) show that it was originally installed successfully?
>
> This is what it offers me now and what I was offered before:
>
> "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5
> Family Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x86"
>
> The history shows it was installed successfully.
>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>
> I have no antivirus programs currently installed, nor any anti-malware
> programs, including Defender.
>
> No third-party firewall software, although I have a router, which I
> think has some rudimentary firewall installed.
>
>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
>> bought
>> it)?
>
> I don't remember. The computer is 4.5 years old. If there was a
> trial version, I uninstalled it fairly quickly. Hate that stuff.
>
>> May I ask why SP3 hasn't been installed yet? [Extended Support for WinXP
>> SP2 ends on 10 July 2010.
>
> Sure, you can ask.
One reason is I have an AMD processor, and
> problems have been reported with SP3 and AMD. I know there's fix for
> it, but it makes me nervous. Another reason is I have no real
> problems with my system, which is why I shouldn't have even installed
> Framework 3.5. It was a mistake, and I wasted over an hour installing
> and removing it.
> programs, including Defender.
Sorry, your on you own here, Bob.
Bob wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:42:46 -0500, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> wrote:
>
>> Did Windows Update offer .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or KB951847? Open IE to
>> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, select the CUSTOM option & scan: Is
>> the
>> update still being offered and/or does the Update History section
>> (left-hand side) show that it was originally installed successfully?
>
> This is what it offers me now and what I was offered before:
>
> "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5
> Family Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x86"
>
> The history shows it was installed successfully.
>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>
> I have no antivirus programs currently installed, nor any anti-malware
> programs, including Defender.
>
> No third-party firewall software, although I have a router, which I
> think has some rudimentary firewall installed.
>
>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
>> bought
>> it)?
>
> I don't remember. The computer is 4.5 years old. If there was a
> trial version, I uninstalled it fairly quickly. Hate that stuff.
>
>> May I ask why SP3 hasn't been installed yet? [Extended Support for WinXP
>> SP2 ends on 10 July 2010.
>
> Sure, you can ask.
One reason is I have an AMD processor, and> problems have been reported with SP3 and AMD. I know there's fix for
> it, but it makes me nervous. Another reason is I have no real
> problems with my system, which is why I shouldn't have even installed
> Framework 3.5. It was a mistake, and I wasted over an hour installing
> and removing it.