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Bug of the moment 2009-01-09


One opinion voiced about Internet Explorer 7 is that it is ridiculous that Microsoft should consider their own Web sites unsafe and display warnings about downloading content from them. I disagree, personally, as I consider it a case of integrity: Microsoft are not making themselves a special case. However, one would assume that displaying a security warning about an empty document is a touch harsh:

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This is from Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server (with its wonderful redundant nomenclature), opening a support link for a Windows update entry in Add or Remove Programs.


Posted 9th January 2009 – Comments and questions?