It is a big deal for IT people. When you are diagnosing why a computer is crashing when it ran perfectly fine before, AND you KNOW that no files on the computer have been modified, something like this can drive you crazy! Windows Update has been problematic earlier this year, with extremely long download times and the Update code freezing. Microsoft addressed this behavior with a update that required downloading and installing. Since they just had a problem with WU this year, they should notify everyone BEFORE modifying their code.
Mike, that's not really where the big deal is ... it's the fact that M$ thought it could get into everyone's system's irrespective of their preferences and behave like a hacker. that is the worrisome part.
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It is a big deal for IT people. When you are diagnosing why a computer is crashing when it ran perfectly fine before, AND you KNOW that no files on the computer have been modified, something like this can drive you crazy! Windows Update has been problematic earlier this year, with extremely long download times and the Update code freezing. Microsoft addressed this behavior with a update that required downloading and installing. Since they just had a problem with WU this year, they should notify everyone BEFORE modifying their code.
Brad - you're a moron. sorry mate, you just are.
Mike, that's not really where the big deal is ... it's the fact that M$ thought it could get into everyone's system's irrespective of their preferences and behave like a hacker. that is the worrisome part.
Froggy - so you're the expert now huh? You have inside info and can prove thats what really happened......huh mate?
Brad you still are a moron. MS has not fucking business updating anything on my computer without my say so...no exceptions.
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