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Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that comment. I was aware that not all of IE was removed and that some dlls will have been left. The question is how significant they might be.

Microsoft have just agreed the way forward on IE with the EU Competition Commissioner. The agreement comes into effect about April so the air should be clear by then. I will hold back from ignoring the update.

Brian

Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian

Many thanks for the prompt replies.

Dave A. “How did you uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7?” I found this url http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/36220-how-disable-internet-explorer.html where the instructions were as follows
Control Panel (icons view) > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on/off > Uncheck IE8 then Windows Features – Turn On or Off
It is important to have the icons view as the option is not visible with the other two.

Malcolm Wagner. “If you have “removed” IE and have no intention whatsoever of using it, there is little point in accepting any Windows Update patches for IE – of any flavour.” That was my intention and why I do not allow the updates – I want to monitor and then select what I want. The problem was “removing” the update notification. That was answered by Ted Myers.

Brian