On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, sam.cooks wrote:

> You don't have to be a business and shell out $$$$ to keep your MS OS
> updated.
>
> I have Microsoft XP Home on my desktop and have had other Microsoft
> operating systems.  I regularly receive notifications from Microsoft
> that updates are available for download.  Not as email, but via the
> operating system which checks for these and then notifies me.

It's also possible to sign up for free email notifications.  I've done it.
(I maintain a mixed Windows/Linux LAN for a small company.)  The messages
never have anything attached, though; they're just pointers to go to the
Microsoft website to get the update.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon