TSGL: new computer, WinXP Pro Updates

[Luminosity]

LOL I meant "lying around." Please keep the notes listed below. There 
will be a test. *g*

So, I guess y'all don't know the answer to my original question?

Lum (professional editor/documentation specialist/overkill expert)

Here are the first 7 definitions of "lie" from Merriam-Webster Online:

lie, v., intransitive.
1 a*:* to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position *:* be 
prostrate *:* rest <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/rest> recline 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/recline> </lie/ motionless> </lie/ 
asleep> b*:* to assume a horizontal position —often used with /down/ 
c/archaic/ *:* to reside temporarily *:* stay for the night *:* lodge 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/lodge> d*:* to have sexual intercourse 
—used with /with/ e*:* to remain inactive (as in concealment) </lie/ in 
wait>
2*:* to be in a helpless or defenseless state <the town /lay/ at the 
mercy of the invaders>
3/of an inanimate thing/ *:* to be or remain in a flat or horizontal 
position upon a broad support <books /lying/ on the table>
4*:* to have direction *:* extend <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/extend> 
<the route /lay/ to the west>
5 a*:* to occupy a certain relative place or position <hills /lie/ 
behind us> b*:* to have a place in relation to something else <the real 
reason /lie//s/ deeper> c*:* to have an effect through mere presence, 
weight, or relative position <remorse /lay/ heavily on him> d*:* to be 
sustainable or admissible
6*:* to remain at anchor or becalmed
7 a*:* to have place *:* exist <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/exist> 
<the choice /lay/ between fighting or surrendering> b*:* consist 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/consist> belong 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/belong> <the success of the book /lie//s/ 
in its direct style> <responsibility /lay/ with the adults>8*:* remain 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/remain>; /especially/ *:* to remain 
unused, unsought, or uncared for

lay: v., transitive.
1*:* to beat or strike down with force
2 a*:* to put or set down </lay/ your books on the table> b*:* to place 
for rest or sleep; /especially/ *:* bury 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/bury>
3*:* to bring forth and deposit (an egg)
4*:* calm <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/calm> allay 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/allay> </lay/ the dust>
5*:* bet <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/bet> wager 
<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/wager>
6*:* to press down giving a smooth and even surface
7 a*:* to dispose or spread over or on a surface </lay/ track> </lay/ 
plaster> b*:* to set in order or position </lay/ a table for dinner> 
</lay/ brick> c*:* to put (strands) in place and twist to form a rope, 
hawser, or cable; /also/ *:* to make by so doing </lay/ up rope>

jonpan wrote:
> Could it have been the promiscuous MS-chickens that were laying around?
>
> John
> Od/G
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bud Brown" <lawrencewbrown at msn.com>
> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:20 PM
> Subject: Re: TSGL: new computer, WinXP Pro Updates
>
>
> If you mean lying as not telling the truth about your Certified copy of
> Windows then you don't want any any patches that are part of the Windows
> Genuine Advantage, but otherwise if you have a legit copy of Windows then
> you have no worries about Windows patches.
>
> Sorry for my confusion, but you specified "lying" and according to Webster's
> online dictionary that means "lying - the deliberate act of deviating from
> the truth".  Did you mean "laying around"?
>
> Darn English language,
> Bud
>
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> From: "Luminosity" <ytisonimul at comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:52 AM
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>   
>> Hey y'all!
>>
>> Happy New Year! Built my new computer, and I'm still using Windows XP
>> Pro SP2.  I see a *ton* of updates, but I remember that there are a few
>> that I just shouldn't get.  Is there a list of "updates that will kill
>> you" lying around here?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Lum
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