Thanks BEags, and thank you one and all.
I think I am going to sit tight. I have always 'allowed' MS to do auto updates so if BEags is right I should have them.
Anyway, the fact of the matter is that my pooter runs pretty (very) well with some precautions I took many moons ago and I do not possess anything that slows it down. Mostly thanks to Mr Gibson -
www.grc.com - a great site.