no i am not the only one
at home and at work I disabled the auto update in old pc's coz once it turned on it kill the pc. what's the point of running auto update if the user can't
however in normal pc with duel core andon no problem keeping auto update from runing.
as for my personal pc i will keep updating once a month or so, and i don't have java install so no problem
I think that a lot of people are paranoid with security stuff it is a good idea to have some knowledge but not to be seek
There is a big difference about being paranoid, and being sensible.. Mentioning that you were going 6 months at a time without patching is not sensible. No one has mentioned whether you should have auto updates, or do them manually. Either way is not a big deal as long as the system gets patched on a timely manner.
You are running an older system i presume because you can not afford a new one correct? Why would you tempt fate with your security, chancing something crashing the system beyond a point of no return. It only takes one time, and the game is over.
Not to mention today's malware focuses mainly on stealing data, why would you put yourself and others at risk of having this transpire.
This is the last i will mention on this topic/thread, as it is your system and you are going to run it however you see fit, i only mentioned these things so others reading this thread do not begin to believe they would be safe patching their systems only once or twice a year if ever, as it is just the opposite.
