Thanks for the message. I went to "Windows Secrets" and have been reading it and it is easy to understand and sounds helpful. I clean out my cache file and run disk cleanup on a regular basis but when Windows updates my computer I can read the updates but haven't a clue what they are doing. Sometimes I am missing a file afterwards or have difficulty entering a site using my password. Right now I cannot enter one site with my name and password although I can enter every other site where I am registered. AOL has given me instructions to reinstall AOL in order to correct this problem but the site owner and myself believe that AOL itself is the problem and must correct it on its own rather than have me reinstall AOL. In the meantime I just received my notice to pay my dues for another year which I intend to do because it is a good site and holds an interest for me. Janet In a message dated 12/10/2011 11:07:37 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I subscribe to a newsletter called "Windows Secrets" that always tells me which updates are likely to be bad for my system. I've subscribed to it for years... :) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] MS automatic Update I wish I knew how to do that because they have messed up my other programs from time to time. In a message dated 12/10/2011 6:45:26 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I have my updates set to alert me when they are ready to download. I then check what's available and only download the ones I choose. For me, it's safer because I don't get bad updates that mess up other programs on my system. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bob gillis Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 12:59 PM To: Computers; [email protected] Subject: [COMPUTERS] MS automatic Update This AM a balloon popped up stating that I do not have Automatic Update enabled. On my task bar there is now a little shield Windows Security Alerts. Do most on this list have Automatic Update enabled and have any had bad experiences due to it? bob gillis :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. Remember to SNIP when replying. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Janet I tend to find that the default position with any ISP or major software supplier is that it is never their fault and always someone elses They will often suggest entirely spurious reasons for reinstalling theirs or anothers software more in hope that it fixes the problem than a reasoned response Its akin to "switch it off and back on again" (which granted does often work <g>) however its none to scientific I think you would agree I would not see an update changing the ability to sign onto a given website, that sounds more like a cookie being deleted that you would wish to keep Have you tried Ccleaner? In the case of the difficult to enter web site, have you tried from another computer? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Thanks for the message. I went to "Windows Secrets" and have been reading > it and it is easy to understand and sounds helpful. I clean out my cache > file and run disk cleanup on a regular basis but when Windows updates my > computer I can read the updates but haven't a clue what they are doing.