Order the Windows Security Update CD for Free

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The Windows Security Update CD will be shipped to you free of charge. This CD includes Microsoft critical updates released through October 2003 and information to help you protect your PC. In addition, you will also receive free antivirus and firewall trial software.

This CD is only available for Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows 98 Second Edition (SE).

Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.

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To Order : http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp

Finally, this CD is out for low speed users!

Well Well Well

If I live in the middle east, I can get one.....if I am a German or a Turk or a cheese guzzling surrender monkey, I can get one.

If I live in bloody VIETNAM I can get one (in vietnamese).

But if I live in the United Kingdom or The Republic of Ireland I cannot.......................

WTF? :confused:

Would any American care to explain?

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Would any American care to explain?

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Knowing m$... its probably a bug. They will probably be patching the website soon?

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Originally posted here by nihil
Well Well Well

If I live in the middle east, I can get one.....if I am a German or a Turk or a cheese guzzling surrender monkey, I can get one.

If I live in bloody VIETNAM I can get one (in vietnamese).

But if I live in the United Kingdom or The Republic of Ireland I cannot.......................

WTF? :confused:

Would any American care to explain?

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I guess your just going to have to move to Canada nihil, you can order one here. :p

Cheers:

DjM,

Brilliant idea........I have already told one supplier that Bridlington was in Canada, and got a 50% discount...............but I downloaded it, so the postal address entry template wasn't a problem for producing the delivery lable...............and it never went through the post room :D

Cheers

That is great for the simple reason if you have just done a fresh install of the operating system you don't have to put it on line to get the updates and worry about being rooted while downloading the updates.

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That is great for the simple reason if you have just done a fresh install of the operating system you don't have to put it on line to get the updates and worry about being rooted while downloading the updates.

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Since the advent of CD burners I would think you'd never have to do this. I don't recall ever doing this with NT since I would download all patches, fixes and service packs to a central repository and burn to CD(s).

Regarding going online for updastes.... or use Technet. The DVD supscription fits in the glove box now, you don't need a suitcase to carry it around. :)

That is not a bad idea to do But most people don't even bother with making backups of any of their data. or they never bothered to have a cd burner installed in their computers to do backups.

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That is not a bad idea to do But most people don't even bother with making backups of any of their data. or they never bothered to have a cd burner installed in their computers to do backups.

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And what makes you think they'll followup to order this? Don't get me wrong.. good idea... but education of the user would go a lot farther than just slapping up a free cd offer. Maybe they should mass produce it for all the Win Mags.

I had a dupe? I did get "page could not be displayed" so I refreshed the post. Sorry, I'll check next time I get that. :)

Some users will when they see the word free from microsoft and hopefully they will continue to update their systems and it wouldn't be a bad idea to put the cd in all windows Magazines but then you might get some smart ass that will just take the cd and leave the Magazine behind so the next person who picks up the Magazine won't get the cd but if they are reading it they wouldn't need the cd to begin with.

DeadAddict,

That certainly used to be the case over here in the UK. Patches, fixes and service packs used to be included with the cover CDs of computer mags. They are always firmly attached with Scotch tape or non-setting glue, so they don't "walk" :D

I have noticed that this trend has fallen off in the last couple of years though, which might be something to do with a change in M$ policy?

I always thought it was a good idea given that only about 60% of the UK can get a high speed connection unless they pay a small fortune for satellite (like as much as they paid for their computer). At 56.6, some of those updates are pretty daunting...........and how many "illiterates" are even aware that there is software to restart crashed downloads?.....if it didn't come in the box, they haven't got it?

For example I just reactivated an XP box that hadn't been used for about 9 months.........there were 54Mb of "critical updates" :eek:

Maybe when M$ have costed this current exercise they will have a re-think?

Cheers

Nihil,

I am in the UK and I have just ordered one, the drop down list to select "other counties" has English United Kingdom on it, just makes you sign in through the horrible .net passport before it lets you have it :mad:

Scott

I tried a couple of time to order this CD and couldn't get past a certain point. Kept getting the same page error. Than my brain kicked in.....I was using Firefox as a browser. I fired up the old IE6 and ordered it with no problems. I knew you had to use IE to get the updates and such, but never even though I would have to use it to order from them also.

Yea, I went ahead and ordered one these myself this afternoon... I keep everything at work patched anyway, but I know a few people who still use dial-up so maybe I will let them borrow it...

And moxnix, that doesn't surprise me one bit :)

moxnix, I ordered the cd last night using firebird on linux. The only problem I had was with adding my telephone number. After a couple of tries it worked and my cd will be here in 4-6 weeks :rolleyes: