11.   Compaq has released a software patch that is supposed to make it easier to change the buttons, but I have not yet tried it.

12.   Dell Computer, for example, warns owners of older Latitude notebooks to postpone trying to upgrade them until updated software patches are available later this summer.

13.   If you have an Internet connection, the program may solve the problem of keeping your computer up to date with new drivers and software patches.

14.   In addition, Network Associates and other anti-virus software companies offer free software patches over the Internet that can detect and eradicate BackDoor-G and viruses.

15.   In a few cases, you may only need to download a software patch to update the BIOS to recognize the new century.

16.   In France the Syracuse II military satellite system was running on a software patch while technicians worked on a permanent fix.

17.   It has released a free software patch that remembers how you prefer the backlighting.

18.   Many computer glitches can be headed off at the pass by keeping up with new drivers, software patches, or performing routine maintenance.

19.   Microsoft, meanwhile, has released a software patch that it says will make its address books less vulnerable.

20.   Most BIOS problems can be fixed with a simple software patch, widely available on the Internet.