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Old 20-08-2004, 09:34   #16
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Re: Warning unpatched PCs compromised in 20
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Originally Posted by goldoni
In my wisdom (which is not a lot) I purchased a Packard Bell laptop and the OS is pre loaded with no Administrator options, the section is there but you need a password which neither Packard Bell or PC World will divulge, which Iâ₠¬ÃƒÆ’¢â€žÂ¢m a little hacked off with because if the OS goes A-wall I am unable to repair as it asks for the password so the only options are format C or set-back. So if anyone knows of a workaround on this one???
Does Windows Update work (either selecting "Start", "Programs", "Windows Update" or typing http://www.windowsupdate.com in the address bar in IE)?

If you look at the Windows Update website, the Administrator Options should be listed in the bar on the left of the window.
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