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Old 11-18-2008
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Re: XP: Only being offered updates at shutdown
Bert Hyman wrote:
> XP Pro SP3
>
> I have "Automatic Updates" set to download automatically, but let me choose
> when to install.
>
> It's still doing the downloads, but recently, it's stopped informing me of
> the fact, and is not presenting the icon in the system tray to let me
> examine the list and install when and what I want.
>
> Instead, I'm presented with an option to install at shutdown, but without
> any ability to examine what's being installed.
>
> How can I restore the previous behavior?
>
>
>


Turn off Auto Updates. Reboot, do a clean up with Crap Cleaner
(www.ccleaner.com) and reset it to inform but let me decide when and
what to download and install.

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