That's a hard one especially if you're not on the inside with MS. Perhaps
you'll just have to research this one on your own.
Have you read:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../winupdte.mspx


"HT" wrote:

> Hi there,
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> I hope that this is the correct newsgroups for my question...
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> Does anybody know how Windows detects that there are updates available and
> therefore enables the "Install Updates and Shutdown" shield for the "shut
> down" button?
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> is there a registry key used to determine this? or there is a folder on our
> hard drive with files for the updates?
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> I would like to know everything about "Install Updates and Shutdown" and
> read the article
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb457141.aspx, but I still
> haven't been able to determine how the shield shows up because it find out
> that there is an update available.
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> Can we run any application type when Windows enter the Installing updates
> while shutting down? If it is possible, where should I add the path to an
> application so it can be run by the "Install Updates and Shutdown" process?
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> Many thanks
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