• What to do about KB 967715?

    Posted on March 17, 2009 at 06:45 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    Reader TJ writes:

    Currently I’m a bit fuzzy on your recent post on KB967715 as whether to install now or wait. I do use the “shift” key, but am not clear as to install now or not. Could you please be a bit more specific on this in one of your next blogs? ( have to remember, I an xp dummy—-lol).

    Good question.

    Right now, I recommend most users remember to push the Shift key when inserting any kind of memory into an XP computer – USB drive, the SD card from your camera, even a CD or DVD.

    People in a corporate environment aren’t so lucky. Companies can’t expect eveybody to hold down the Shift key – and they’re paying for it.

    The definitive articles on the topic, in my opnion, are the two Susan Bradley wrote for Windows Secrets Newsletter. Her March 5 Top Story AutoRun patch a long time coming for XP users describes the patch and its shortcomings. Her March 12 follow-on article Microsoft flubs a way to disable AutoRun in XP tells you where Microsoft went wrong – and how to fix it.

    The bottom line is that it’s a LOT of work to get XP to disable AutoRun. Ain’t worth the effort for people who are smart enough to hold down Shift. But you HAVE to remember to hold down the Shift key every time you insert memory.

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