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Windows Update?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:36 pm
by BikerGran
MS is offering me an update for something I'm not sure I even have!
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2467175
Have I got this? Do I want the update? (I have XPHome, SP3)
signed,BG Numptie!
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:02 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
c++ is a programming language and it may well be that a program you are using calls the C++ libraries... so yes - it is needed
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:12 pm
by Willopotomas
I usually let it run updates.. Some do, some don't. I always used to get trouble when using it with win 98, ME and 2000, but XP is much more stable and the updates work.
Re: Windows Update?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:04 pm
by Dalemac
BikerGran wrote:MS is offering me an update for something I'm not sure I even have!
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2467175
Have I got this? Do I want the update? (I have XPHome, SP3)
signed,BG Numptie!
It is a security update. Windows update is quite clever and automatically detects installed software and hardware and suggests an update if it finds a suitable one.
As alad stated, c++ is a programming language (which i have used extensively this year). The files being updated here are mostly core files (i.e. they wont be included as a header file in a script) and are part of the backbone for the c++ platform.
to cut a long story short, installing this latest update will ensure any detected exploits are fixed.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:28 pm
by BikerGran
Cheers folks - doing it!