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basa · 13-07-2004, 13:19

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Originally Posted by iadom

This is also a useful link.
http://lists.gpick.com/

A good "cleaner" here, http://www.ccleaner.com/

LOL !! :o Your 'lists.gpick' link was the one I *thought* I'd linked to.

Must remind myself to check links !!!

PS: I still use and swear by RegCleaner from the writer of jv16 Power Tools.

13-07-2004, 13:36

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Originally Posted by pedantic

Hi

This is a nice piece of freeware, it examines your machine and reports any security or cosmetic fixes that are available and downloads them. Saves you the trouble of going to windows update, and even catches some fixes that windows update does not report.

http://www.bigfix.com/

Regards.

I've used bigfix for over three years and i agree it often tells you of things that windows update doesnt (Microsoft Baseline does as well). However i've not had any updates reported by bigfix in over three months

Paul · 13-07-2004, 14:25

Some useful bits to be found here:
http://aumha.org/freeware.htm
Would list a few others but most of them have been named already

pedantic · 13-07-2004, 14:32

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Originally Posted by gary_580

I've used bigfix for over three years and i agree it often tells you of things that windows update doesnt (Microsoft Baseline does as well). However i've not had any updates reported by bigfix in over three months

Hi

To be honest, its the first time I've used it in months lol. I'd guess you were using windows 98, the same as me, since windows XP came out there have been very few updates for windows 98 so maybe thats why.

Regards.

13-07-2004, 14:41

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Originally Posted by pedantic

Hi

To be honest, its the first time I've used it in months lol. I'd guess you were using windows 98, the same as me, since windows XP came out there have been very few updates for windows 98 so maybe thats why.

Regards.

Oppss i forgot to say. Im using XP Pro and Office 2003

pedantic · 13-07-2004, 14:57

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Originally Posted by gary_580

Oppss i forgot to say. Im using XP Pro and Office 2003

lol Bang go's my theory then, wrong as usual

Regards.

Paul · 13-07-2004, 14:59

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Originally Posted by gary_580

I've used bigfix for over three years and i agree it often tells you of things that windows update doesnt (Microsoft Baseline does as well). However i've not had any updates reported by bigfix in over three months

Thats strange and a bit worrying since there have been critical updates recently

do you have the function of updating in the background switched on?

Theodoric · 13-07-2004, 18:03

Tch! Far too much IT and not enough chemistry in this list of freeware.

Try this periodic table which allows you to set start and finish temperatures and watch the elements change phase as the temperature rises or falls. Fascinating!

Bifta · 13-07-2004, 18:09

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

Tch! Far too much IT and not enough chemistry in this list of freeware.

Try this periodic table which allows you to set start and finish temperatures and watch the elements change phase as the temperature rises or falls. Fascinating!

I think I can safely say that I've not required the use of a periodic table for over 16 years.

Theodoric · 13-07-2004, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Bifta

I think I can safely say that I've not required the use of a periodic table for over 16 years.

You never can tell when it might come in useful (but don't ask me for an example).

13-07-2004, 18:27

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Originally Posted by Paul

Thats strange and a bit worrying since there have been critical updates recently

do you have the function of updating in the background switched on?

i do know but i dont let it auto install. Make it let me know what there is.

But bigfix runs as soon as it boots up so should be first in line to tell me

13-07-2004, 18:44

i cant believe this. I just checked windows updater and it says there are 5 critical updates for me. Neither, windows updater told me of them, nor did bigfix know about them????

Paul · 13-07-2004, 19:02

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Originally Posted by gary_580

i cant believe this. I just checked windows updater and it says there are 5 critical updates for me. Neither, windows updater told me of them, nor did bigfix know about them????

Disable it, reboot and then turn it back on? Might be a file corruption somewhere?
Are you running SP2 at all?

bopdude · 13-07-2004, 21:22

I don't know if there's a link to this site, but it's a free image hosting site with an 850 kb limit per image, might be of use to those who don't have or want to have there own webspace

Link

13-07-2004, 21:36

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Originally Posted by Paul

Disable it, reboot and then turn it back on? Might be a file corruption somewhere?
Are you running SP2 at all?

nope not SP2