Re: Problem with that damn Windows update

From: Citizen_Cain (noemailhere_at_probablynotmebutmystalker.invalid)
Date: 10/19/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:37:07 -0400

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Citizen_Cain wrote:
> > I'm using Microsoft XP Home Edition, NetVista platform. Anyhow, for
> > the last two days the damn Windows icon to the right of the task bar
> > keeps showing up and disappearing at random. The last time I browsed
> > over it, it said 37% downloading. My question is, how do I find out
> > what it's downloading and how do I stop it from occurring? I want the
> > system to check for updates and tell me when they are ready to
> > install so *I* can choose when to make up for Microsoft's pathetic
> > crap, not when my *computer* or *Microsoft* wants to.
>
> Then change your autoupdate settings in control panel. Right now, it's set
> to download & then notify, it sounds like.

I just switched it to 'nofity me but don't download.'

>
> >
> > I *think* it's trying to download the XP Pro 75 MB package or
> > whatever it is.
>
> Service Pack 2....

75MB over a 56k dial-up. Yea, right, like THAT'S going to happen. If
that's what it's downloading, how the hell do I stop it? Still says 37%
btw, and that icon pops up every time I dial in. Freakin' thing is more
annoying than spyware!

>
> > I've already disabled the auto-update in the control
> > panel by telling it to inform me about updates and let me decide when
> > to fix them. But I need to know how to stop this damn XP system from
> > trying to do it itself? It lags the HELL out of my computer whenever
> > it does that, and I want it stopped ASAP.
>
> When did you make this change? Double check the settings.

Just did, that was the problem. One of the times this happened, however, I
went into CTRL-ALT-DELETE and manually shut down wuaulct.exe. Shortly after
that, the lag began. This time I'm leaving it alone. It did, however, get
rid of that damn icon!

> >
> > I'm pretty sure that it's not that I actually NEED updates, because
> > last night I spent over three hours downloading what it told me I
> > allegedly needed from the windowsupdate website at Microsoft.
>
> You do need updates.

I know I do, because Microsoft is full of morons *no offense, of course*.
But I'd like to choose when and/or if I'm going to download a *75 MB* file!

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