"Michael Solomon" wrote:
....
> If you go to Windows Update in Control Panel and set it download updates but
> choose whether to install them, it will ultimately, produce a list of
> everything available for that PC and give you an option to view the entire
> list. Would that suffice?
....

Well, let's try this then. I'm continually finding myself not thinking in
the new VISTA-esque mindset, which is **do something for a user, unless they
can do something bad, then restrict them** -- a nice departure from the
prepubescent 95's decision to allow everything including hardware access
until now, which probably has been consistent if we review it.

But I digress. The instant case would embody a picture of a truely-trying
OS manufacturer making an intelligent decision, which albeit late, is surely
welcome.

I shall try to utilize my new 'feature' in the true sense, immediately, and
report back to the group on the status and whether the experiment in common
sense actually pays off.

Thanks for the tip.