REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem

[Scott Derrick]

Your running naked on the net if you don't have SP2 and the latest updates 
installed...

The link capability in an email is an outlook problem, not SP2.  Use a real 
email reader like Eudora, Netscape, etc... if you want more control of your 
email reader.

My recommendations for anybody on the net using Windoze as their OS.

1.) Use XP
2.) Install SP2
3.) Have updates turned on, install all critical ones. Keep these up to 
date! Use auto update.
4.) Use a firewall, ZoneAlarm is the best free one in my opinion, there are 
many to choose from.
5.) Use a virus checker, Norton, etc.., keep the database up to date, use 
auto update.
6.) Never open an attachment if your not absolutely sure of.
7.) Run a spyware detector. Hopefully its built into your Virus checker or 
firewall.
8.) For now don't use Mickysoft's browser. Use Firefox or Netscape or Opera.

Scott

At 09:16 PM 1/12/2005, you wrote:
>Alex,
>
>I have SP2 loaded and can click on the links in e-mail.  They did install a
>pop-up blocker in SP-2.  It is better than before, but still not perfect.
>If the link doesn't work, then try holding down the shift key while clicking
>on the link.  It will temporarily disable the pop-up blocker and it should
>work.
>
>Andy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
>Behalf Of Alex Balic
>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:06 PM
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem
>
>
>the one but nagging problem I had with service pack 2 is that it prevents
>active links from e-mails to web sites from working- forcing you to cut and
>paste- I spoke with Microsoft about this and they said it was a security
>measure, but if I have Norton I wouldn't need SP2, so I uninstalled it.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
>Behalf Of Randy Wharton
>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:26 PM
>To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
>Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem
>
>
>John, Microsoft is in the middle of upgrading (via online) Windows XP to
>Service Pack 2, if it hasn't been done already. The download is about 130
>megabytes, as I recall, and depending on your connection speed can take a
>long time. Fortunately, if you turn the computer off, the download will pick
>back up when you go online again. All this can go on in the background once
>you've said it was ok for it to start in the first place. It sounds like
>this is what's going on, but with MicroSquish, who knows. But if this IS the
>case, I'd recommend just letting it (laptop) have some quiet time to itself
>so it can finish downloading and upgrading. Once it's done, your speed
>should pick back up again. Just my 21 cents worth.
>
>Randy Wharton
>N248RB
>http://clik.to/Velocity
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
>Behalf Of John Dibble
>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 4:07 PM
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Subject: REFLECTOR: Off Topic - Internet problem
>
>Sorry to bother you guys with this, I just need someone to point me in the
>right
>direction.  This past year I bought a new laptop with Windows XP.  When I
>connect to
>the internet, the computer relentlessly sends data.  I don't know what's
>being sent,
>or to whom, or how to stop it.  It seems to take priority over what I want
>to do and
>it can take me several minutes just to retrieve or send one email.  I don't
>have this
>problem on my older computer with Windows ME.  I would like to put Windows
>ME on the
>laptop, but was told that loading Windows ME on the laptop might result in
>hardware
>conflicts.  Any suggestions.  Thanks
>
>John
>
>
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