Re: The nasty software booted on me!
From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/01/04
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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:54:41 -0000
"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:28:53 -0000, "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org>
> wrote:
>
>>Was this the IE update?
>
> Whatever was yesterday's update.
>
>> If so, your system will need to rebooted to
>>complete the install.
>
> I know that!
>
>> Not doing so 'could' cause problems.
>
> Never in the past did one have to immediately reboot.
>
>> Or you saying
>>that your system rebooted itself after the update had been completed?
>
> No. What I wrote was after the update I declined to reboot. Then every 10
> minutes or so it nagged me reminding me I needed to boot to complete the
> update. I knew that. Each time I declined. But about three hours after I
> left the machine and went to bed it booted itself.
>
>> If
>>that's the problem, have a look in the Event Viewer - there may be an
>>entry
>>that will show what problem caused it.
>
> Okay. I looked at the event log. I find:
>
> The process winlogon.exe has initiated the restart of DELL-2GHZ for the
> following reason: No title for this reason could be found
> Minor Reason: 0x2
> Shutdown Type: reboot
> Comment:
Hi
That 10 minute 'nag' is for the completion of the update. The reboot may be
needed to replace/update various system files.
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