Howdy folks!   
      
   I've got a test system that for research purposes has a functional Fido system   
   on it that I don't use for anything but test.  Up until now it has completely   
   been OK using XP3, latest everything update up to IE8, and in my case, it has   
   fully functional current Panda full protection that has never been a problem.    
   It is never used for anything but this stuff although with Panda every now and   
   then it has cleaned up a nasty cookie or so.  It is only set up for manual   
   updates for Windows generically.  The only auto updates on it are from Panda   
   stuff.  I normally manually check for any Microsoft updates in with the Second   
   Tuesday critical stuff.   
      
   Poof!  Today it has an error saying it cannot write to a given memory address   
   and jams the IE8 connection to the M/S update site!  I've tried everything   
   from the M/S Fix Help site to complete Panda scan, reboots;whatever.  No luck   
   but the box is still apparently fully functional.  The strangest thing about   
   all this is that it seems to think my 'correct' IE8 product is curiously   
   running under VISTA now!   
      
   Duhhhhhh ..  Is this a fault in the update game or somehow is this the end of   
   support for WIN XP which I thought wasn't due per what was published about all   
   this until the end of this year?   My whole master rack mounted and secure IP   
   stuff is through Suddenlink Cable and vastly stable on a heavy secure switched   
   and firewalled operation with OS/2 operations that are still VERY free of all   
   this.  The SMB system that has this on it is also a major CATA plug in hard   
   drive system which I can run a pile full of other OS/2 stuff as well and   
   NOTHING on it has any problems, even with Panda which still is fully   
   functional for OS/2 under 'special' operations that can be had with careful   
   support from the Panda treasure of a crew. That also which exists for OS/2   
   under CLAM AV that finds nothing wrong with the system and motherboard and so   
   on.   
      
   Thoughts?   
      
   Mike Luther @ NC117 here.   
      
      
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