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Old 08-23-2007
Mick Murphy
 

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RE: Can't Use Windows Vista Automatic Update - Please help.
Security Updates are NOT a substitute for an anti-virus!

Change updates from download and install > notify you when they are ready to
be downloaded and installed.

"MrSlartybartfast" wrote:

> I would like to have Windows Vista automatically install security updates. I
> would like for security updates to be installed as soon as possible or a
> virus might ruin my computer.
>
> Whenever I set Windows Update to automatically install the updates, it
> continues to install an old version of my nvidia display driver. This is bad
> because the old driver results in constant Timeout Detection and Recovery
> errors. Even if I choose to hide the display driver update, eventually,
> magically, it will somehow install itself. The only way I can stop the old
> display driver from installing is to disable automatic updates.
>
> So is there any other way to stop the old display driver from installing? I
> think it is important to have automatic updates enabled. It's no good to
> manually install security updates because if I forget then I might get a
> virus.
>
> For integrity, I provide this link to the nvidia forums, where other people
> are also having this problem
> http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=43481&hl=
>
> Can someone help us to permanently hide the display driver update so it wont
> come back again so we can again use the Windows Automatic Updates.

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