"Ray Martin" <me@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>This morning I got a message on my PC to the effect that OneCare was about
>to be updated and that I should not close it down until the update had
>finished. I had seen this before and did not have a problem with it,
>however, when the update was finished a message appeared saying that a
>restart was required and that until the PC was restarted OneCare WOULD NOT
>RUN AND WOULD NOT PROTECT THE PC!
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>Is this literally correct? What would have happened had I not been there
>when the update finished? By the sound of it, my PC would be unprotected had
>it been unattended - which it quite often is for very long periods. Can
>anyone who knows comment?
>
>Ray Martin
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The Firewall was locked down tight, but had you been opening emails, browsing
the web, etc. and ignored the warning, the other protection is inactive. No
inbound traffic is allowed at that point, though.
-steve
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Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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