Re: Turn OFF Windows Update in 98

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From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 06:40:30 +1100

Never having used the automatic update in Win98, I am just guessing
here but try these in the order below.

1. Try disabling it in the Task Scheduler.
2. Try disabling it in Msconfig
(Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab)
3. See if there is an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove

...Alan 

-- 
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
 
In microsoft.public.windowsupdate, "Halo"
<Halo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>How do I turn off automatic update in windows 98? I have a slow dial-up 
>connection and when I log on after a few minutes everything slows down and 
>the Windows Update message comes up. I don't want it to do that 
>automaticly...I want to tell windows when I want to update. In theinternet 
>options I have auto update unchecked but that looks like it is for IE only. 
>Thanks for any information, Allyn

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