Re: Windows XP Updates installing automatically when option disabl

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PS. Thanks for the link to the article on 'Windows Secrets'. All the things
described in this article are exactly what has been happening to me regularly.

It seems I am not alone in having my chosen options for how I want my
Windows Update Dates delivered overridden and reset, then having my machine
being rebooted while I'm working on it and losing lots of valuable work.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

Anothernetworknewbie wrote:
Thanks George. I too have lost work dozens of times because of the
persistency of the auto reboot feature, which cannot as far as I
can tell be turned off.

This is a matter of poor choice on your part. If you have it set to
download/notify (but not install) and you approve the installation - then
you have approved the consequences - which may include a reboot. Don't want
to face the consequences - don't start the installation.

As for *not* being able to turn off the annoyance - that is *not* entirely
true.
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/060302/#story1

Copy this into a notepad document:

<copy below here>

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled"=dword:00000000
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"RebootRelaunchTimeout"=dword:0x0007d280

<copy above here>

5 lines - watch for wrapping... Save as "NoMoreNag.reg" and then
right-click and merge it into your system. Reboot.

Even if it nags (shouldn't) - it will do it once every year or so.

Since posting this question I've rechecked what options I had set in
Windows, and found that they were on 'Automatic Download and
Install'. The funny thing is that I have reset the option from
AUTOMATIC to 'NOTIFY and not download/install' FOUR OR FIVE TIMES
before on this PC, but it seems to keep reverting to 'Automatic'.
And this has not just happened with this PC but also the other
three that I have. The only explanation I can come up with is that
the Updates themselves are resetting the PC to Automatic
Updates!!!!

Well - that does explain why your updates were installed and makes my other
post null and void as far as my asking you to check your settings. hah I
have not ever seen the updates reset this - on ANY machines that I manage.

So even a simple reset doesn't do it. Does this have something to
do with not downloading 'Genuine Advantage' (yes my version of
Windows XP is genuine, but I fail to see the advantage TO ME at
least in downloading a 1.1MB programme to allow Microsoft to test
remotely that it is, and presumably generally spy on my PC)?

That's your choice - however - it only spies on your copy of Windows - not
your PC.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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