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From: MowGreen on 12 May 2010 14:46 Ǝиçεl has already provided you with one way to do what you want but you chose to ignored his suggestion - > don't approve any updates until you're ready and willing to reboot, How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 > Notify me but don't automatically download or install them Configure Auto Update to Notify you when updates are available for download and installation. Do ***NOT*** install updates until you're ready to restart the system. Is that too difficult too comprehend ? If it is, then the below is way beyond your capabilities, too: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/05/xp-automatic-update-nagging.html MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked spamlet wrote: > Sorry I'm used to the XP fora: XP Home SP3, IE8 (seldom used because a > painful slug); Avaast AV up to date: with email scanner off. > > I have already gone to the trouble of cancelling autoupdate, and gone > through the lengthy 'manual' process 'you may get on with other things while > update goes on' ha ha: 'We will pester you and pester you until you give up > and turn off and reboot your pc' is what it ought to warn. > > Now, how do I turn off this very annoying behaviour. > > Cheers, > > S >
From: Tom Willett on 12 May 2010 15:01 You need to stop using a computer. You aren't capable enough. "spamlet" <spam.morespam(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:unhJuHf8KHA.5412(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... : Already up to the eyeballs in them! : : S : : "Tom Willett" <tom(a)youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message : news:uTxRkse8KHA.3840(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... : > Take a tranquilizer. : > : > "spamlet" <spam.morespam(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message : > news:%23dKY35d8KHA.1436(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... : > : No I don't want to have to stop what I'm doing and restart right now: : > and : > I : > : don't want to be pestered either! : > : : > : Cheers, : > : S : > : : > : : > : > : :
From: spamlet on 12 May 2010 15:01 Yes, already aware of that, and this update *was* manually downloaded, in the full knowledge of what was needed. Therefore it is a pain to be 'reminded' every 5 minutes, and not be given a 'don't tell me this again' option. S "MowGreen" <mowgreen(a)nowandzen.com> wrote in message news:OvmcjNg8KHA.1560(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > ??�?l has already provided you with one way to do what you want but you > chose to ignored his suggestion - > >> don't approve any updates until you're ready and willing to reboot, > > How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 > >> Notify me but don't automatically download or install them > > Configure Auto Update to Notify you when updates are available for > download and installation. > > Do ***NOT*** install updates until you're ready to restart the system. Is > that too difficult too comprehend ? If it is, then the below is way beyond > your capabilities, too: > http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/05/xp-automatic-update-nagging.html > > > > MowGreen > ================ > *-343-* FDNY > Never Forgotten > ================ > > banthecheck.com > "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked > > spamlet wrote: >> Sorry I'm used to the XP fora: XP Home SP3, IE8 (seldom used because a >> painful slug); Avaast AV up to date: with email scanner off. >> >> I have already gone to the trouble of cancelling autoupdate, and gone >> through the lengthy 'manual' process 'you may get on with other things >> while >> update goes on' ha ha: 'We will pester you and pester you until you give >> up >> and turn off and reboot your pc' is what it ought to warn. >> >> Now, how do I turn off this very annoying behaviour. >> >> Cheers, >> >> S >>
From: Harry Johnston [MVP] on 12 May 2010 17:07 On 2010-05-13 7:01 a.m., spamlet wrote: > Yes, already aware of that, and this update *was* manually downloaded, in > the full knowledge of what was needed. Therefore it is a pain to be > 'reminded' every 5 minutes, and not be given a 'don't tell me this again' > option. I think you're missing MowGreen's point: wait until you're finished working before installing the updates, so that when it wants to restart, you can say "yes" straight away. However, unless you're getting a countdown (which shouldn't be happening in the default configuration, IIRC) you can always just move the dialog off the visible part of the desktop and ignore it. Harry. > > S > > > "MowGreen"<mowgreen(a)nowandzen.com> wrote in message > news:OvmcjNg8KHA.1560(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> ??�?l has already provided you with one way to do what you want but you >> chose to ignored his suggestion - >> >>> don't approve any updates until you're ready and willing to reboot, >> >> How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 >> >>> Notify me but don't automatically download or install them >> >> Configure Auto Update to Notify you when updates are available for >> download and installation. >> >> Do ***NOT*** install updates until you're ready to restart the system. Is >> that too difficult too comprehend ? If it is, then the below is way beyond >> your capabilities, too: >> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/05/xp-automatic-update-nagging.html >> >> >> >> MowGreen >> ================ >> *-343-* FDNY >> Never Forgotten >> ================ >> >> banthecheck.com >> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked >> >> spamlet wrote: >>> Sorry I'm used to the XP fora: XP Home SP3, IE8 (seldom used because a >>> painful slug); Avaast AV up to date: with email scanner off. >>> >>> I have already gone to the trouble of cancelling autoupdate, and gone >>> through the lengthy 'manual' process 'you may get on with other things >>> while >>> update goes on' ha ha: 'We will pester you and pester you until you give >>> up >>> and turn off and reboot your pc' is what it ought to warn. >>> >>> Now, how do I turn off this very annoying behaviour. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> S >>> > > -- Harry Johnston http://harryjohnston.wordpress.com
From: spamlet on 12 May 2010 17:37
Thanks Harry: that sounds a possibility for next time: I've been and had my dinner and let it do its thing now. Cheers, S "Harry Johnston [MVP]" <harry(a)scms.waikato.ac.nz> wrote in message news:%230cmach8KHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > On 2010-05-13 7:01 a.m., spamlet wrote: > >> Yes, already aware of that, and this update *was* manually downloaded, in >> the full knowledge of what was needed. Therefore it is a pain to be >> 'reminded' every 5 minutes, and not be given a 'don't tell me this again' >> option. > > I think you're missing MowGreen's point: wait until you're finished > working before installing the updates, so that when it wants to restart, > you can say "yes" straight away. > > However, unless you're getting a countdown (which shouldn't be happening > in the default configuration, IIRC) you can always just move the dialog > off the visible part of the desktop and ignore it. > > Harry. > > >> >> S >> >> >> "MowGreen"<mowgreen(a)nowandzen.com> wrote in message >> news:OvmcjNg8KHA.1560(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> ??�?l has already provided you with one way to do what you want but you >>> chose to ignored his suggestion - >>> >>>> don't approve any updates until you're ready and willing to reboot, >>> >>> How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP >>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 >>> >>>> Notify me but don't automatically download or install them >>> >>> Configure Auto Update to Notify you when updates are available for >>> download and installation. >>> >>> Do ***NOT*** install updates until you're ready to restart the system. >>> Is >>> that too difficult too comprehend ? If it is, then the below is way >>> beyond >>> your capabilities, too: >>> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/05/xp-automatic-update-nagging.html >>> >>> >>> >>> MowGreen >>> ================ >>> *-343-* FDNY >>> Never Forgotten >>> ================ >>> >>> banthecheck.com >>> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked >>> >>> spamlet wrote: >>>> Sorry I'm used to the XP fora: XP Home SP3, IE8 (seldom used because a >>>> painful slug); Avaast AV up to date: with email scanner off. >>>> >>>> I have already gone to the trouble of cancelling autoupdate, and gone >>>> through the lengthy 'manual' process 'you may get on with other things >>>> while >>>> update goes on' ha ha: 'We will pester you and pester you until you >>>> give >>>> up >>>> and turn off and reboot your pc' is what it ought to warn. >>>> >>>> Now, how do I turn off this very annoying behaviour. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> S >>>> >> >> > > > -- > Harry Johnston > http://harryjohnston.wordpress.com |