Since you have Outlook installed, one of the security updates likely
reset Outlook as the e-mail editor in Control Panel, Internet Options,
Programs. Change it back to OE, and you should be good to go.
~*Laughingstar*~ wrote:
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
>>>Define "screwing up my computer" & which updates you've installed
>>>since 02 Aug-10?
>>>
>>>Possibilities for WinXP SP3 include but are not limited to KB981852;
>>>KB2183461; KB980436; KB2079403; KB2115168; KB982665; KB2251399;
>>>KB983582; KB983583; KB2160329; KB981997; KB2264403; KB2286198 (all
>>>of which are either Critical or Important security updates) plus the
>>>Aug-10 Malicious Software Removal Tool.
>>>
>>>Fun Fact: The Aug-10 updates are the largest release in MS history
>>>in terms of volume of updates.
>
>
> Ahhhh, as I suspected! Thank you, sir! I'm most grateful for your objective
> input. It's just that I notice changes when trying to forward a URL via OE,
> and Outlook pops up and it has not been set up yet, among some other things.
> Secunia came up with a host of threats for the first time, and when I got
> all the downloads completed, re-scanned, shut down a few times, etc. their
> report was 100%. Sheesh, scared me before that last scan.
>
> Again, hat's off to you!
>
>
>>>--
>>>~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>
>>>
>>>~*Laughingstar*~ wrote:
>>>
>>>>All the updates being downloaded recently (past 3 days) is screwing
>>>>up my computer. Any suggestions about what we can not download???
>
>