Fixing Microsoft Windows problems ...
For those people still struggling with MS Windows ... Recently I was asked to assist a colleague who had ignored security upgrades, Virus software notices and performance issues. Microsoft Windows is quiet smart in that it will try to install the latest security updates, unless of course there is a problem. Then it will complain and stop. This was the case in the situation my colleague now faced: Security patches could not be applied due to existing viruses. Looking at the logs, these error messages first appeared at the end of April! The first thing I did was install Windows Security Essentials : The release of Microsoft Security Essentials has changed the landscape of antivirus software. We've finally got a completely free application that protects against viruses, spyware, and other malware without killing system performance like some of the "suites" tend to do. In my personal experience, it barely slows down the machine and rarely affects my work and during a de...