Hi.
I have plenty of valuable things to say, but I didn't realize you were so
interested.
While you're waiting for a Microsoft Access database expert -- since that
pretty much encompasses the entire group of people who answer questions in
the microsoft.public.access.security newsgroup that you've posted in -- to
answer your Trend Micro advisory bulletin question, please consider doing
some constructive and worthwhile activities, such as the following:
1. Please visit the Northwest Kidney Center's Web site and consider making
a tax deductible contribution:
http://www.nwkidney.org/ways2help/donatenow
With your help, they can save the lives of more kidney patients and make
others' lives more comfortable while they await kidney transplants. You can
even use PayPal to make a quick and easy donation online, and you'll feel
better knowing that you have contributed to a better quality of life for
those in need.
2. Since you can't download the security bulletin yourself, try to find a
relative or friend who can, because there's a link to sign up for Windows
technical subscriptions. Your relative or friend can submit your E-mail
address for you, and Microsoft will send you each new security bulletin as
soon as it's published.
3. If you haven't recently, back up your computer's hard drive and any
other valuable data. If you have to take your computer off-line to do the
backup, don't worry. You won't miss the answer to your question in this
newsgroup, even if you remain off-line for months.
4. If your computer doesn't already have security software installed,
including anti-virus, firewall, malware removal, and spam control, then shop
around for security software and install all of these applications as soon
as possible. Consider both Webroot Spy Sweeper (free 30-day trial -- but
it's a memory hog) (
http://www.webroot.com) and Microsoft's AntiSpyware beta
(free)
(
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx) as
a combined approach to combat malware, because no application on the market
elimates all of them.
5. Consider building a free Access database application to help a local
not-for-profit organization, such as your local school, church, or charity,
to track their expenses, resources, events, et cetera. If you have any
questions on how to do so, you can always post questions in the
microsoft.public.access newsgroups and someone will try to help you --
unless everyone is too busy digging for answers to questions about Windows,
Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, or E-mail applications that the
questioners could easily and quickly get by posting their questions in the
appropriate newsgroups where experts in those areas hang out and have their
answers memorized or ready to paste into a reply from their previous
responses to the same question.
HTH.
Gunny
