First, Windows XP SP3 took out my internet access. (Comcast cable, if it makes a difference.) I did a System Restore to get rid of it, and shazam, back online. Last night, my wife lost internet access; she allows Windows to d/l & install updates automatically. I'd heard some friends of mine online complaining about a security update that got pushed live on 7/9/08 that killed their web access. Lo and behold, once I uninstalled that security update, I was back online. What the hell is going on here? Is there some sort of issue with my PCs? How can 2 major updates, both official, both for Windows XP, be effing up Internet access? It can't be just my household, can it? What can I fix/change? I don't want my PCs unpatched…what can I do? (And please, don't suggest Linux or Mac or any other damn thing. Other than this, I'm perfectly content with Windows.)
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1 truthteller // Jul 21, 2008
Is "Windows security updates killing my internet? "a question?
2 leeciboo // Jul 21, 2008
if you have zone alarm, my internet went down to. it had something to do with a windows xp update. i had to uninstall a windows update for my internet to work again.
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