-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 You can manually download the updates at http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp Personally, I prefer to actually save the update files so that I don't need to download everything all over again whenever windows breaks and I have to reinstall (which is pretty often). David - ----- dap24at_private http://neongoat.netpedia.net PGP Key ID/Fingerprint: 0xF90FFFE5 / F362 51F7 6D51 85EB AF68 75B9 D29B 1AFC F90F FFE5 - ----- - -----Original Message----- From: Jens Benecke <jensat_private> To: BUGTRAQat_private <BUGTRAQat_private> Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 6:30 PM Subject: Re: IE 5.0 allows executing programs >On Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 10:44:32AM -0400, Jesper M. Johansson wrote: > >> >Actually, the setting that goes right to the heart of this one is >> >"Script ActiveX Controls Marked Safe For Scripting". Default for >> >"Internet Zone" is Enable. It is probably safest to set it to either >> >disable or prompt. >> I don't know that you want it as a trusted site, but I realized yesterday >> that Windows Update needs to be able to "Script ActiveX Controls Marked >> Safe For Scripting." Thus, if you want to be able to use Windows Update, >> you must set this to either enable or prompt. > >That is not true. You can also download the Update files 'manually', >without having to tell Microsoft about your digestion problems and >grandmothers. It's hidden somewhere in www.microsoft.com/windows/update/ or >something, I'll dig out the URL in case anyone needs to know. > >Strangely(0), Netscape/Windows barfs out when visiting that page - >Netscape/Linux displays it though. > > >(0) NOT > >-- >_ciao, Jens_______________________________ http://www.pinguin.conetix.de > >There are more than 1000 chemicals in brand coffee, of which 26 have been >tested and examined. Of those 26, 24 caused cancer in lab rats. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.0.2 iQA/AwUBN88q1tKbGvz5D//lEQIOjgCeMwZC0l09tXEJX2btLAIXKnagN6oAoPyi s7IQgfO69wk2I/ZYh/+ZAFt6 =k4E/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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