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From: V Green on 2 Feb 2008 21:07
I see that quite a few people have had problems with
..NET updates.

I have a Fujitsu tablet PC that runs several apps written
by them that control the tablet functionality and am concerned
about breaking them.

What's the current feeling about the .NET updates?


From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 2 Feb 2008 21:13
If Windows/Automatic Update offers you a .NET Framework update, install it,
period.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

V Green wrote:
> I see that quite a few people have had problems with
> .NET updates.
>
> I have a Fujitsu tablet PC that runs several apps written
> by them that control the tablet functionality and am concerned
> about breaking them.
>
> What's the current feeling about the .NET updates?

From: V Green on 2 Feb 2008 22:22
NOOOoooo, I don't think so. If I felt that way, I would
not be asking.

Perhaps I need to be more clear:

Fujitsu has written several "extensions" to XP Tablet that
were written with .NET. When .NET is not quite right, the
tablet / pointing device functions get really screwed up, as in
the pointing stick works BACKWARDS (cursor moves left
when stick is pushed right, etc.). I have already experienced
and recovered from this disaster and do not wish to go
through it again (try navigating around with a backwards
operating cursor trying to fix things - not fun).

Has Microsoft patched the patches? Some of the reports of
trouble I've read were awhile ago, and the updates may have been
fixed, but there's no way to tell.

In the Vista version of Windows Update, the release date of
the updates were available and I could avoid the newest ones
for a couple weeks so I could see what trouble they were causing.
The XP version doesn't show me the date info, so I can't do this.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OTwGaqgZIHA.5784(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> If Windows/Automatic Update offers you a .NET Framework update, install it,
> period.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> V Green wrote:
> > I see that quite a few people have had problems with
> > .NET updates.
> >
> > I have a Fujitsu tablet PC that runs several apps written
> > by them that control the tablet functionality and am concerned
> > about breaking them.
> >
> > What's the current feeling about the .NET updates?
>


From: Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] on 2 Feb 2008 22:31
>> install it, period <<

Robear, fyi, there have been a number of posts in several threads here
which document one or more windows updates which disabled parts of the
tablet functionality.

Since, other than oem support, there is almost nothing out there serving
to support the tablet os when specific problems come up, many of us are
reluctant to blindly install any updates until they are validated by time.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 2 Feb 2008 23:03
Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] wrote:
>>> install it, period <<
>
> Robear, fyi, there have been a number of posts in several threads here
> which document one or more windows updates which disabled parts of the
> tablet functionality.
>
> Since, other than oem support, there is almost nothing out there serving
> to support the tablet os when specific problems come up, many of us are
> reluctant to blindly install any updates until they are validated by time.


Thanks. I was not aware of this. A cursory review of recent posts to
Windows Update newsgroup shows a dearth of posts about Tablet PCs and .NET
Framework updates...

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/search?hl=en&q=tablet+%2B+.net&start=0&scoring=d&hl=en

....while the Tablet PC newsgroup shows otherwise:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc/search?hl=en&q=tablet+%2B+.net&start=0&scoring=d&hl=en

Perhaps OP would have been better off posting his question in
Windows.TabletPC newsgroup?

If any user has a problem they think was caused by installing an update, the
user can...

Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527

Support for Windows Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport

For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary
for security update support issues, visit the International Support Web
site: http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx

For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through
your usual support contacts.

PS: Bev, I'd strongly recommend posting about this in the Private MVP
Security newsgroup, prepending the Subject of your post with [MS ESC]. I'm
sure MS and other Security MVPs would like to know about this.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.net

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