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Puzzled wrote: > I find IE7 unusable and have installed another browser as default. > Unfortunately, the HP Health Check utility uses Windows Help and Support > for some downloads, & that seems to only use IE7. > 1. It is refusing to download an important security update because of my > security settings for IE7 > 2. it won't tell me what security settings are responsible; and > 3. it doesn't even indicate where its trying to download from so I can use > my default browser to manually download and install the security update. > > The only thing I can think of which might work is setting all security > settings in IE7 to minimum. Any other ideas, eg how to get Windows Help & > Support to use the default browser? Don't use HP Health Check. It is an unnecessary process among the many others so "thoughtfully" preinstalled by HP. It has nothing to do with Windows. For Windows updates, use Windows Updates! The best setting (if you have broadband) is to download the updates and notify you so you can see what they are and make a choice about installation. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ ...
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