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Title: updates
Post by: Baz on August 10, 2007, 14:46

didnt know where to put this one

is it possible to get windoze updates while using firefox?

I keep getting the message  "you must be using Internet Explorer......blah de blah!!!!"

Title: Re: updates
Post by: Simon on August 10, 2007, 14:55

I don't think it's possible to download them manually, but you can set Windows Update to download automatically.  Go to Control Panel > Security Center, make sure Windows Updates is On, then click the Windows Updates link at the bottom, after which a new window should open.  Select the Automatic option, and that should do it.

Alternatively, you could try the IE View (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/35) add-on for Firefox, which enables you to right click any webpage, and view it in IE.  Much as it says on the tin, really.

Title: Re: updates
Post by: Baz on August 10, 2007, 16:42

cheers Simon, 

not sure about this automagically stuff with windoze stuff..........but thats just me ;D ;D

Title: Re: updates
Post by: Simon on August 10, 2007, 17:45

I agree to a point about automatic updates, but M$ will force them on you sooner or later, so my theory is that if they are downloaded automatically, it saves a huge update at a later stage.  They are mostly security fixes, and I would rather have these, than possibly put my PC at risk by not having them.  All in all, M$ updates are usually relatively harmless.

Title: Re: updates
Post by: Reno on August 10, 2007, 18:12

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html
http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/  <---- haven't personally tried it.