I changed the update settings to 9:00am so that Windows would'nt interupt my
scheduled overnight programs. This way at least I know that I will be in
front of the computer and I can stop it from restarting if need be. Else you
could set the option "Download updates but let me choose whether to install
them"
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"Dale" wrote:

> I have been very frustrated many times when Vista automatically reboots after
> installing updates. My backups or other scheduled tasks or long running
> tasks don't complete because of this. It is very annoying.
>
> Now, today, not only do I find that my backup did not complete but also my
> entire profile was lost. I got up to a rebooted PC and when I logged in, my
> desktop settings, my IE settings, my application settings, recent files were
> all gone. I had a default profile as if I had just created a new account and
> logged in for the first time.
>
> Now I have lost an hour's billable time getting things to work again.
> Though I have been a big supporter of Vista, if I can't find a solution to
> this, I will have to go back to XP or W2K3 for my desktop - no matter how I
> try, I just can't get into using Ubuntu. Does anyone have any suggestions on
> how to configure Windows Update to prevent these problems?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dale
>
>
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> Dale Preston
> MCAD C#
> MCSE, MCDBA