richard p wrote:if ive got a computer that works and does all i want it to, with an antivirus programme that updates itself why does microsoft keep offering me updates, some of which im sure have downloaded themselves without me agreeing, ....
Anti-Virus just works on viruses, all the millions of lines of code in Windows do, surprise-surprise, have some errors in them even some years after the product first went for sale and some of these errors are termed "vulnerabililities".
A vulnerability is an error which could allow someone to access or change your computer without your permission or knowledge.
So Microsoft ship fixes for these via their update service, together with optional fixes or nice to have new diddy bits.
You have control over the Update service, tech bit coming up.
In Vista click on: Start, Control Panel, Security Center.
If there is a green button next to "Automatic Updating" it does what it says.
To change it, click on "Windows Update" in the top left of Security Center.
Then click on "Change Settings" in the top left of Windows Update
The best option is "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them."
After that you're on your own
'cos your computer will now be asking for your advice at every turn.
richard p wrote:.. we suddenly seemed to update fron explorer 6 to 7 without me doing anything a couple of weeks ago, ever since my desktop has had a black background . even though i can change it, it resets itself to black every tome the computer is restarted. i presume its something to do with this failed verification thing which started at the same time.
Could be, hard to tell from a distance.
However very unlikely that IE7 would just gaily install without anything being acknowledged, perhaps you hit return or clicked the mouse at an inopportune moment as a window box was appearing to ask you.
Now you've got the new moderator going off-topic.
Any more computer queries bung a new topic in Website Help and I'll try and assist.
