Re: Re-post: Update notification doesn't work

(cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)
"Harry Johnston [MVP]" <harry@scms.waikato.ac.nz> wrote in message
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> Gordon wrote:
>
>> A Repost as my original thread has gone off topic:
>> Vista Home Premium SP1. Daily use account is a Standard account. WU is
>> set to notify me of available updates. It does NOT notify me.
>
> In Windows XP, WU only notified administrators by default. I don't know for
> certain Vista behaves the same way, but I suspect it might.
>
> You can change this by setting the ElevateNonAdmins registry key as described in
> this document:
>
> <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708449.aspx>
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc708449.aspx
>


So, once he's done that would wuauclt.exe /detectnow be appropriate? : )

(Then we might have something useful to look at in WindowsUpdate.log?)

(Adding this subthread to the Vista NG too. <w>)


PMFJI

Robert
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